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Recent Examples of counterplan
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.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
Noun
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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
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But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.—
Annia Ciezadlo,
Wired,
3 Nov. 2021
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In this case, the majority of the court reached for an issue no one presented, setting aside the normal procedure of dealing only with the facts and questions presented by the litigants, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The department is responsible for ensuring safety protocols are followed through every stage of spacecraft development and testing, and when scientists and engineers interface with potential hazards like high-pressure procedures, vacuum chambers, radioactive materials and heavyweight hardware.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Republicans refused to pass a funding bill that funded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Obama and Democrats pushed back on proposals put forth by GOP lawmakers that would have defunded or delayed it.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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To say nothing about the thorny question of its genre—do Eastern European writers need to provide more explanations and justifications when using the technique of autofiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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From techniques like deep-plane facelifts to the use of innovations such as tranexamic acid for safer, more technically proficient procedures, the field continues to evolve toward precision and care.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cables, exits, insurance, consent protocols.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Matt Boulos, head of policy and safety for Imbue, a founding member of the organization, hopes to see agentic AI develop common protocols, much like the early web, that enable anyone — from tiny startups to massive tech companies — to innovate and add value to the ecosystem.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Critics are still questioning his tactics, his fundraising, and the contents of an in-progress review of the party’s 2024 election mistakes.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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For example, products from companies like Cogent Security, 7AI, Prophet, and Dropzone AI, automate some of the routine defensive tactics that companies perform, using agents to send out alerts and escalate incident reports.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The main characters, who wake up chained to pipes, quickly realize amputating their own foot is the only means of escape.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Murphy isn't the only lottery winner in recent weeks to come up with a winning number through unusual means.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Seven decades later, these ideas are mainstream in both Israeli and US discourse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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One idea that still looks elegant but adds a little something-something?—
Luz García,
Glamour,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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