counterplan

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Recent Examples of counterplan Trump’s 15-point-counterplan is equally maximalist, demanding a rollback of Iran’s nuclear program and the end of their funding proxies, according to Israel Channel 12. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 Also in the news: The trial between Fox News and a voting machine company begins today and Republicans have yet to release a counterplan to the Biden administration's budget proposal. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
Noun
  • If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
    Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
    Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Worth noting Right-hander José Buttó underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right arm.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 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
  • Mascherano talked of formations and technique before ultimately saying his team might’ve been too caught up in the event in the first half.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Some of it is obviously your overall weight room physical strength, and some of it is just technique.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • According to McCormick, the building was immediately cleared and emergency protocols were activated after the malfunction was reported.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Iran sent its response through Pakistan, outlining demands including an end to conflicts in the region, creating a safe passage protocol for the Strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions, according to the outlet.
    Max Burman, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a public advisory after a hidden camera was found in the front yard of a home in Cerritos, another incident in a growing trend of burglary tactics across Southern California.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • By December, 1980, these tactics had stalled Iraq’s advance.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Luna himself has acknowledged never finding any, and department policy has always provided for the means to discipline and terminate any employee who engages in behavior that harms the public, fellow employees, or is otherwise prohibited by law.
    Opinion Staff, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Artists Joshua Flores and Giesi Amaya integrated those ideas into the final product.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • On the night Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis came to see our play, the actor playing Ice had an idea.
    Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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