counterplans

noun

plural of counterplan
as in procedures

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  1. procedures
  2. techniques
  3. proposals
  4. protocols
  5. ideas
  6. means
  7. policies
Noun
  • Typically, pet insurance will cover some or all of the costs related to procedures, diagnostic testing, medications, hospital stays, emergency care and injuries (broken bones and ligament tears).
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If true, this would be a significant improvement over traditional fertility procedures.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of procedures
Noun
  • Together, the techniques allowed researchers to monitor the development of protective layers and identify when important chemical and electrical properties stabilized.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His thriving business is built on centuries-old techniques, yet many of his clients discover him through Instagram, where videos of his work regularly attract millions of views.
    — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of techniques
Noun
  • One of her proposals includes allowing local municipalities to eliminate the sales tax on groceries.
    — Sarah Kallis, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The proposals, which are backed by the political action committee Building a Better California, include a ban on new taxes on financial assets and other personal property, a category that excludes real estate.
    — SOPHIE AUSTIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • Factory tests show savings Using these findings, the researchers developed two accelerated formation protocols and tested them at C4V’s battery manufacturing facility in Binghamton, New York.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • To minimize spread, health care teams need protocols to keep people with measles separate from vulnerable patients and expedite testing.
    — Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of protocols
Noun
  • Copyright protects a program’s code, Grimmelmann says, but not the algorithms and ideas the code implements.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Almost all the controls were electronic buttons, and the dashboard was entirely digital—two ideas that sound reasonable today but were nightmarishly complex in the mid-1970s.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • In recent years, insurance companies have restricted business and shed large numbers of policies following catastrophic wildfires and fears about more in the future.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The church changed its child protection policies and since the 2005 case has required all incidents to be reported to law enforcement.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of policies
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