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
  • In Taiwan, the university where a prospective student was caught cheating is now reviewing rules and standard operating procedures for AI eyewears during examinations.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • The deal, the fruit of months of negotiations, takes aim at the lucrative way doctors can charge for procedures on patients referred to them by personal injury lawyers.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The proposal, which will be heard at Monday's city council meeting, is estimated by the city to cost between $15,000 and $25,000, primarily because of the cost of materials needed to suspend it at the new location.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The county exempted the proposal from CEQA, which requires projects to undergo an extensive state environmental review before breaking ground.
    Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • This technique produces a lightweight flat-to-foldable material in one single design, that offers precise control over form and strength.
    Shirl Leigh June 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
  • His innovative screenplay techniques and ability to present complex narratives in a simple yet engaging manner earned him recognition as one of India’s finest screenwriters.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Claude for Life Sciences outperforms human expert baselines on a range of complex life sciences tasks including understanding, manipulating and writing laboratory experiment protocols.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • The filing says that attorneys for Atmos would not agree on a protocol to preserve the evidence, and asks the judge to impose one.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The administration pivoted last year to new detention tactics and has made fewer courthouse arrests than earlier this year, according to legal experts.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
  • Designing For What Comes Next The pressures facing CFOs are unlikely to ease as economic uncertainty, evolving regulations and increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics persist.
    Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • But that may also make Iranian oil less attractive to China, which has been buying it at a discount because Iran under sanctions has few other means to sell.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • None of these senior members of this genocidal regime are good guys, by any means.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • So, Larry took a shine to this idea very quickly, in a way that Larry rarely takes a shine to anything.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • The World's Fair, as it's also known, introduced millions of people to inventions, architecture and ideas that still influence our lives today.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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