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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.
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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
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
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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
Noun
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After the procedure, doctors asked how his tremor felt.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Johns Hopkins notes, however, that disc replacement is still a relatively newer procedure and that long-term risk and outcome data are more limited than for traditional fusion.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rover currently exploring Mars’ ancient river delta and a mission to orbit Venus are among projects with JPL involvement targeted for spending cuts, according to an analysis of the NASA budget proposal by the nonprofit Planetary Society.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Republican opposition to the five-year extension proposal of the program, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens overseas, came both from hardliners who believed the reforms in the framework did not go far enough, as well as Intel members who wanted a clean reauthorization.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The mandolin quartet was developed, mixing treble and bass versions of the instrument, and the technique of the tremolo was taken to new heights of sophistication.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Safety features have been strengthened with a Category 1 stop mechanism, safety PLCs, an onboard emergency stop, and FailSafe over EtherCAT protocols, aligning the system with evolving industrial safety standards.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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At airports, the screeners will perform the same tasks, use the same protocols and technologies, and meet the same standards of airport security screening by TSA officers.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now, many of those same tactics are being deployed again.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other analysts believe that Radev’s Russian coziness is more of a political tactic.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beijing calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, Xi was cited as saying by Xinhua, while supporting all efforts conducive to restoring peace and remaining committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victims are stripped of their social networks, of their means, of their access to resources like finances.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Focus on one idea and carry it through.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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