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Recent Examples of counterprotest
His group supported the Apopka event with de-escalators — people trained to help reduce the intensity of a situation — in the event of counterprotests.
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Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Several supporters of President Donald Trump in Tampa, Florida, have started counterprotests to anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement demonstrations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
For each of these high-profile weekends, police and security officials are on alert for any sort of counterprotest or attempts to disrupt the proceedings.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
On the opposite side, the anti-Tesla group — which moved up its protest to 10 a.m. from its normal noon start in anticipation of the counterprotest — had more than 200 at its peak.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Several supporters of President Donald Trump in Tampa, Florida, have started counterprotests to anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement demonstrations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
For each of these high-profile weekends, police and security officials are on alert for any sort of counterprotest or attempts to disrupt the proceedings.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
On the opposite side, the anti-Tesla group — which moved up its protest to 10 a.m. from its normal noon start in anticipation of the counterprotest — had more than 200 at its peak.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
Noun
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Madrid’s players took part in last weekend’s protests against the Miami game, standing still when their game at Getafe kicked off last Sunday.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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What To Know The filing references a Facebook video — viewed by — that allegedly shows Bovino throwing an object toward demonstrators during a protest on Thursday.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.—
Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
31 May 2023
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The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2023
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“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterprotest. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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