as in protest
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of counterprotest
The union protest moved to the outside of City Hall around 10 a.m. for Ayala's remarks, and the counterprotest followed suit.
—
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the government won a Supreme Court battle Friday so that asylum-seekers could continue being housed at a hotel in Epping, northeast of London, a site that has sparked numerous protests and counterprotests.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
His group supported the Apopka event with de-escalators — people trained to help reduce the intensity of a situation — in the event of counterprotests.
—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
See All Example Sentences for counterprotest
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the government won a Supreme Court battle Friday so that asylum-seekers could continue being housed at a hotel in Epping, northeast of London, a site that has sparked numerous protests and counterprotests.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
His group supported the Apopka event with de-escalators — people trained to help reduce the intensity of a situation — in the event of counterprotests.
—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
See All Example Sentences for counterprotest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
Noun
-
Since Good’s shooting, there have been a string of controversial incidents, including an anti-ICE protest in a church that recently resulted in two arrests and the detainment of four students in a Minneapolis suburb, including a five-year-old.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
-
Lemon has said he is not affiliated with the protest organizers and was in the church to chronicle the protest as a journalist.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
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
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterprotest. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
