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Recent Examples of counterprotest
The arrests outside Parliament came amid what is expected to be a busy weekend of demonstrations in London as the war in Gaza and concerns about immigration spur protests and counterprotests across the United Kingdom.
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Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 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
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
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Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
Noun
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The team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestine protests.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The protests became tense when Coast Guard officials fired multiple shots at a U-Haul truck, whose driver allegedly attempted to reverse onto the barricaded bridge to the island, striking the driver and another bystander.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 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 3 Dec. 2025.
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