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
Like his father, 15-year-old Carlos Jr. can dodge punches and counterpunch.
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The suit, filed Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, amounts to a counterpunch against a suit Bonta filed against Exxon Mobil last September accusing the company of greatly exaggerating the extent to which plastics can be recycled by portraying them as universally recyclable.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
This response was a bold, unfiltered counterpunch meant to discredit the lawsuit, take aim at Buzbee, and flip the narrative.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The suit, filed Monday in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas, amounts to a counterpunch against a suit Bonta filed against Exxon Mobil last September accusing the company of greatly exaggerating the extent to which plastics can be recycled by portraying them as universally recyclable.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
This response was a bold, unfiltered counterpunch meant to discredit the lawsuit, take aim at Buzbee, and flip the narrative.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpunch
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Towards the end of the 1-0 win granted by Arda Guler’s early strike, the Frenchman went to the turf after trying to start a counterattack but clashing with the opposite team’s player Luis Milla.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their effects range from healing hit points (HP) upon a successful counterattack to being able to attack twice in a row, but damage output is cut in half.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Counterpunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpunch. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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