Thesaurus results for COUNTERPLAN

counterplan

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Definition of counterplan

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

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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

Boeing informed 737 operators about the problem last month and issued guidance reinforcing existing procedures for handling the situation.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Instead, the two Starship V3 vehicles that have launched this year targeted soft splashdowns at sea for Ship and Super Heavy, in order to fine-tune landing burn procedures without risking damage to the major launch infrastructure at Starbase.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of procedure

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Opposites react Despite its drawbacks, the federal proposal to schedule 7-OH has some surprising supporters.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
These developments follow Anthropic’s call to slow the pace of model development earlier this month — a proposal that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed support for.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of proposal

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The technique requires hypervigilance to the present moment, yet is cultivated through thought exercises that evoke alloyed realities, as through a mixed-reality headset.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The designs will further incorporate such craft techniques as traditional leather marquetry and laser printing that transform Louis Vuitton’s iconic Capucines handbag into a wearable canvas.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of technique

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Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Moore is fine, but obviously in concussion protocol and out indefinitely.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of protocol

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Baseball’s labor pool cannot meet modern Wall Street tactics with a 1970s financial strategy; creating institutional liquidity is essential to preserving player leverage.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Dos Santos has incurred LAFC fans' ire for his static tactics and substitution plans, and his club has been booed at home by its normally supportive base.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of tactic

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Carrie D’Anna, who also lives on the south side of Taylor and was the community member who made and delivered the flyer to Griffin’s door, said some residents have considered moving elsewhere, but not everyone has the financial means to do so.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

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For decades, magnetic data storage has depended on the general idea of using a magnetic field to flip tiny regions of a material between states representing 1s and 0s.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
That idea has grown into a major employment pipeline for Walmart’s Private Fleet.

— Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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