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counterstep

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Definition of counterstep

as in doing

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Noun

Then again, maybe that was more so the doing of the toothbrush stunt?

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
These messy waves and wispy bangs, however, were her own doing, according to Nollet.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

Noun

Carrie D’Anna, who also lives on the south side of Taylor and was the community member who made and delivered the flyer to Griffin’s door, said some residents have considered moving elsewhere, but not everyone has the financial means to do so.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

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The development marks an important shift in the way modern militaries could defend against the growing threat posed by inexpensive drones.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Unlike some abrupt management shifts at theaters, Brätt is not inheriting a season that someone else put together.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of shift

Noun

Modern use of accelerators in physics The developments Cockcroft and Walton made marked the first step toward widespread use of particle accelerators, which continues today.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of step

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The measure would end the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks observed across most of the nation since the 1960s.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America, where security has become a defining political issue.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of measure

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Months later, a report found the state hadn't complied with its own lethal injection process since its revision in 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper testing of the drugs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Kretzschmar and his lawyers, however, argued in state court in Tompkins County that the process was fundamentally unfair, including because he was found responsible for an offense that was not listed in his initial set of administrative charges.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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