COUNTERPROPOSAL Synonyms: 33 Similar Words

counterproposal

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Definition of counterproposal

as in proposal

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Recent Examples of counterproposal Iran rejected a cease-fire draft on Monday and submitted its own counterproposal. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Its counterproposal demanded an end to attacks in Iran, an end to Israeli attacks in Lebanon and all sanctions to be lifted. — Cate Martel, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2026 Saratoga, Cupertino and Los Altos Hills introduced a counterproposal to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office’s newest contract offer on March 23. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026 Tehran dismissed the 15-point US proposal to pause the war and issued its own counterproposal. — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for counterproposal

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In a scathing letter to the Fulton County Commission, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the county’s plan to spend more than a billion dollars on jail renovations instead of supporting his decades-long tax extension proposal.

— Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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In its latest counteroffer, Iran has insisted on war reparations, full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of economic sanctions.

— Sean Conlon,Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Donaldson yells repeatedly from the front passenger seat, only to be rebuffed by the driver, a man identified as 23-year-old Dominick DeSouza, who had his own counteroffer.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

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The top two Democrats in California’s Legislature filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging claims made by backers of a proposition that would institute a voter ID requirement at the ballot box.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
The proposition’s supporters did not want to see a zero-sum game — where new arts money simply replaced existing arts money.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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