counterresponses

noun

variants or counter-responses
plural of counterresponse
as in reactions

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  1. reactions
  2. answers
  3. replies
Noun
  • Orzabal credits the quick reactions of Emily, his girlfriend at the time, for getting him to the hospital and saving his life.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The downside is that the active ingredients can trigger stinging, breakouts or reactions in people with sensitive skin.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • Savannah Guthrie shared another emotional message Saturday morning, marking six months since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing, as authorities continue to search for answers in the case.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Getting the answers was the cheapest route to a high score, and the answers were on Hugging Face.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of answers
Noun
  • There was a July 29 deadline for people to submit oppositions to the petitions to deny ABC’s license renewals, and there is an August 5 deadline for replies to the opposition filings.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
  • Evidently, some of it was pretty heated, with dozens of replies removed by moderators.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Definition of replies
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“Counterresponses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterresponses. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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