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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
What about counterprotests? Counterprotests should receive the same rights as protests, and the two should be allowed within sight and sound of the other, but antagonistic groups should be separated.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 13 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
What about counterprotests? Counterprotests should receive the same rights as protests, and the two should be allowed within sight and sound of the other, but antagonistic groups should be separated.
—Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 13 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
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Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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There have also been large protests in Israel demanding a ceasefire that frees hostages held by Hamas.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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