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Recent Examples of counterresponse
The counterresponse is visceral one way or the other.
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CBS News, 13 Nov. 2022
There was even a consensus statement issued calling brain training into question, which, in turn, resulted in a counterresponse from researchers who defended it.
—Susanne M. Jaeggi, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2020
That provoked angry tweets and threats of intervention from President Trump and a strong counterresponse from the mayor.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2020
CBS News, 13 Nov. 2022
There was even a consensus statement issued calling brain training into question, which, in turn, resulted in a counterresponse from researchers who defended it.
—Susanne M. Jaeggi, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2020
That provoked angry tweets and threats of intervention from President Trump and a strong counterresponse from the mayor.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterresponse
Noun
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Others said that the OP should be less concerned with how her mother-in-law reacted and more concerned with how her future husband responded to the reaction.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The uptake of Lilly’s blockbuster GLP-1s — Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity — will drive the share price reaction on Thursday morning.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wouldn’t that mean that the modern system of VCs funding startups—and ultimately, companies like Apple and Google— was based on a counterreaction to the white-supremecist ethos that Harris finds tucked away in every corner of his hometown?—
Steven Levy,
WIRED,
3 Mar. 2023
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That may contribute to a cycle of reaction and counterreaction that could deteriorate into outright conflict.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2022
Noun
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Even if Hereditary eventually provides clear answers, the implications linger with the force of undisputed classics like The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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But there was no satisfying answer to the problem of the art.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under his order, Abrego Garcia must respond to the government’s motion to quash the Blanche subpoena by Wednesday, with a DOJ reply due by noon on Thursday.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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Partial National Endowment for the Humanities funding, amounting to $540,651 for 2025, was later restored, Wortzel wrote in an email reply to questions.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sufficient counteraction is needed to force them to seek peace.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Counterresponse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterresponse. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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