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Recent Examples of counterprotest
Doug Hoke / The Oklahoman via USA Today Network
Protests and counterprotests have flared up on campus in response to the failing grade.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
Wideman said their event was not any sort of counterprotest and that its scheduling on the same day as the other events was not intentional.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
Baker also provides historical context for that summer’s unrest and spotlights the local clergy and activists who led the small Southern city’s robust counterprotests.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025
Two wildly divergent events carry the extra possibility of counterprotests or disruption, adding a layer of anxiety to the usual logistical hassles.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
Wideman said their event was not any sort of counterprotest and that its scheduling on the same day as the other events was not intentional.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
Baker also provides historical context for that summer’s unrest and spotlights the local clergy and activists who led the small Southern city’s robust counterprotests.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025
Two wildly divergent events carry the extra possibility of counterprotests or disruption, adding a layer of anxiety to the usual logistical hassles.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
Noun
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Some of these recent crackdowns have drawn widespread protests, such as those in Minneapolis.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani delivered an impassioned speech shedding light the Islamic Republic’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests that have led to thousands of deaths and mass arrests.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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 5 Mar. 2026.
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