counterplan

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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. 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
  • The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Those procedures ultimately didn’t take place, but federal officials vowed in July to overhaul the nation’s organ donation system.
    Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Easley, Nunn and Cline have also been the sole board members to vote against several other proposals, including the approval of this year’s budget.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • With the sandboxing proposal, companies could identify regulations that are obstructing their efforts, and ask for a waiver.
    Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This one-day, two-night, ladies-only program teaches everything from skid recoveries, to correcting understeer and oversteer, to braking techniques, all with the aim of building confidence to drive on snow and ice.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chartier said the Survival Games TV team had extensive safety protocols in place and prepared for the challenge months in advance with the support of local authorities.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Police believe that Rangkharasamee entered the enclosure to feed the lions while going against the zoo’s safety protocols, according to Nation Thailand.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It has most commonly been discussed as a procedural tactic to defuse the threat of a filibuster slowing down or blocking the majority party’s agenda.
    Connor Greene, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Implement tactics to build a more sustainable, more compassionate entrepreneurial culture.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Travelers looking for a luxurious experience at the Miami airport — and have the means to pay for it — will get a new private terminal opening in 2026.
    D.A. Varela, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Some ideas came from experience.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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