as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
the last, desperate counterpunch of the German armies, known as the Battle of the Bulge
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Recent Examples of counterpunch
With their backs against the wall, Saints threw one more counterpunch.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
This series has been about as evenly matched as could be, with the two teams trading punches and counterpunches game to game.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
While the Current pushed for a winner, the Courage ended up landing the quick counterpunch.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
But for the first time in this series, the Florida Panthers were able to push back with a counterpunch that worked.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
This series has been about as evenly matched as could be, with the two teams trading punches and counterpunches game to game.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
While the Current pushed for a winner, the Courage ended up landing the quick counterpunch.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
But for the first time in this series, the Florida Panthers were able to push back with a counterpunch that worked.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpunch
counterattack
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The counterattack also forced Israel to use its fighter jets to further target Iranian launch sites over the course of a 12-day war that cost Israel hundreds of millions of dollars a day.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Either initiating or finishing breaks, set pieces and counterattacks, the 5-foot-8½ veteran of six European leagues often did it with aplomb.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Counterpunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpunch. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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