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 has four days to make a counteroffer in the event Paramount puts forward a higher bid. Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counteroffer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffer
Noun
  • Saratoga, Cupertino and Los Altos Hills introduced a counterproposal to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office’s newest contract offer on March 23.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Tehran dismissed the 15-point US proposal to pause the war and issued its own counterproposal.
    Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Then Sandy hit, and the Obama Administration launched Rebuild by Design, a competition that offered roughly a billion dollars in federal money, with more expected from state and local governments, for the winning proposals.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The legislative proposal would remove education spending from the state spending cap’s formula.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The chic 200-acre waterfront property’s package offer — called The World Cup Legends Experience — is for four guests over five days coinciding with three South Florida matches.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Market watchers questioned the fairness of Sunway’s offer.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pax Americana has never looked like a shakier proposition.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Brightline says that running rail in the desert out West — where track crossings won't be at street level — will be a safer proposition.
    Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Servers are warm and gracious, while bartenders like The Cove’s Mario will learn cocktail preferences in no time and offer suggestions based on mood and palate.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Have a suggestion for a future story?
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Counteroffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffer. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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