counteroffer

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Recent Examples of counteroffer At the same time, Anderson recruited Burkle as the heavy hitting investor behind a counteroffer to keep the team in Sacramento that ultimately fell through after Burkle pulled out. Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Warner gave Netflix four business days to come up with a counteroffer — but Netflix instead responded less than two hours later, declining to raise its proposal. Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Given four days to offer a counteroffer, Netflix ultimately decided to bow out. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Netflix, which granted Warner a waiver to hold new talks with its rival, would have four days to make a counteroffer in the event Paramount puts forward a higher bid. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counteroffer
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Noun
  • Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s counterproposal has created more uncertainty about the war, particularly for oil markets.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
  • Black Bear rejected that counterproposal.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • As such, many local businesses and residents oppose the proposal.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • The plan was presented to the Oceanside City Council in August 2021, and the council agreed to spend $1 million on advancing the proposal.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • The New School’s AAUP chapter has claimed that among the professors laid off this week were several who never recieved a buyout offer or were from programs set for closure, and thus catching them off guard.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
  • Anyone eager to escape to Europe for the warmer months—and especially those who love to travel by boat—would be remiss not to take a peek at the exceptional itineraries on offer from Celestyal Cruises.
    Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The news sets up the conclusion of a relatively longstanding financial relationship, which culminated in Universal’s rejection of a proposition from Pershing that arrived early last month.
    Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • While a bond to fund city hall construction was not put to a vote, other bond propositions were, and they were summarily shot down.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The way the company usually operates is that Bernardi writes a script, then gives it to Rugg who offers suggestions while starting to gather ideas for the score, and then involved Johansmeyer.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
  • Rollins has argued that the Mexican government has not done enough to control animals moving within the country, a suggestion Mexican authorities have rejected.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 June 2026

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“Counteroffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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