counterplan

noun

Definition of counterplannext
as in counterstrategy

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
  1. counterstrategy
  2. procedure
  3. proposal
  4. technique
  5. protocol
  6. tactic
  7. means
  8. idea
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
Definition of counterstrategy
Noun
  • The disclosure contends that, because of the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That puts cybersecurity closer to the reactor’s engineering core, where decisions about digital controls, physical systems, and operational procedures begin to take shape.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • Both proposals come at a time when security for the president is a top concern.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As legislation is introduced at a record pace, shifting political views are driving more proposals that seek to restrict the tech giants.
    — Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of proposal
Noun
  • It’s based on the alleged hiring of Scarpa by the FBI during the civil-rights era, when he was twice brought to Mississippi to use certain interrogation techniques that were considered off the table for agents.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike an Olympic campaign, where sailors spend hundreds of hours every year refining technique on the water, SailGP teams get only a handful of days between events.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of technique
Noun
  • Something happened when Lou Williams broke COVID-19 protocols at Magic City in 2020.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In malls, banks and other businesses, air-raid protocols require customers and staff to leave when an alert sounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of protocol
Noun
  • Integrating drones into the Army’s tactics was a major focus for George.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Notable The tactics and scale are new, but the 2016 campaign featured a different, notorious set of entrepreneurs selling political division.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tactic
Noun
  • The power is in the hands of the owners of the means of production, and that is not the doctors.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That’s well above 2025’s monthly average of 10,000 jobs, but below the monthly means for 2023 and 2024.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • The new experiment tested those competing ideas by deliberately weakening the electron interactions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the head of Germany’s central bank, who is also a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, said Melenchon’s debt cancelation idea would be forbidden under the currency bloc’s rules and could lead to hyperinflation.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of idea

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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