Thesaurus results for COUNTERSTEPS

countersteps

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variants or counter-steps

plural of counterstep

as in steps

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Noun

The other two, Descript and Resemble AI, had taken steps to make nonconsensual cloning harder.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

Noun

Which brings us back to the list of things that lasted longer than Zacharia’s term as White House Press Secretary.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

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Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Major reports about its immigration actions and pay-for-play operations have gotten significant airtime on the network and praise from Weiss.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of actions

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Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of means

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The moves come even as the sector is enjoying robust profits from growing consumer spending and resilient credit.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
All dressed in the same plum two-piece set, their harmonies and coordinated dance moves honored Winehouse’s love of that era while breathing new life into the track.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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His method is often to approach cultural or political phenomena, progressive or reactionary, with a mix of Gen X irony and sincere moralism which, by degrees, subtly shifts the frame of the discourse to the right.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, the hospitals are paying overtime to nurses in order to fill shifts, officials said.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifts

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The demonstration was part of a series of tests intended to validate the procedures, networks, and interfaces required to operate the Stingray from a carrier.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Partners are left to navigate this morass of funding sources, each with their own procedures, timelines, and conditions.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of procedures

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Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Colorado trio Prairiewolf operates in both these realms, creating limpid yet propulsive instrumental music that faces the stars while remaining focused on doings on the ground.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026

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