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Recent Examples of counterproposal
The talks were attended by some U.S. officials via video link, the Wall Street Journal reported, adding that European powers offered a counterproposal for talks with Russia that would in the first instance demand a ceasefire.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Her counterproposal: Warp into the planet’s orbit and warp out.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
The union made an initial offer in February, and the league’s counterproposal in June forced players across the WNBA — including on the Chicago Sky — to prepare for the possibility of a stoppage.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Her counterproposal: Warp into the planet’s orbit and warp out.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025
The union made an initial offer in February, and the league’s counterproposal in June forced players across the WNBA — including on the Chicago Sky — to prepare for the possibility of a stoppage.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
In plain English, the union says company negotiators have been tardy to bargaining sessions, sometimes by as many as 60 minutes, and aren’t always showing up with counterproposals.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterproposal
Noun
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Bennett, however, accepts the proposal, despite his unresolved past with Clover.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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New Mexico’s new child-care proposal is bold.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The drugmaker made a counteroffer of up to $9 billion.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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He’s spent hundreds of dollars to have a lawyer review the offer and has debated making a counteroffer.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 2025 statewide special election is about a week away — and California voters will soon decide whether to approve or reject a statewide ballot proposition.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The moment is right to test a worthy proposition.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Since their interim general manager listened to offers for All-Star pitcher MacKenzie Gore around the trade deadline, the Washington Nationals hired a 35-year-old president of baseball operations, Paul Toboni, to oversee their prolonged rebuild.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Now, however, archaeologists are adding a 3rd-century Roman hospital to the site's many offers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Counterproposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterproposal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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