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
Xi's counterpunch: How China will ensure the trade war hurts the U.S.
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 11 Apr. 2025
With their backs against the wall, Saints threw one more counterpunch.
—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
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 11 Apr. 2025
With their backs against the wall, Saints threw one more counterpunch.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpunch
counterattack
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In stark contrast to its first half, Santos got multiple opportunities, then a counterattack ended with something between a scissor kick and a bicycle kick by Jordan Carrillo in the 53rd minute.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
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Democrats coast-to-coast have promised a full-scale counterattack should the Lone Star State move forward with redistricting.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Counterpunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpunch. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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