countersteps

variants or counter-steps
Definition of counterstepsnext
plural of counterstep

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Noun
  • April 20 – May 20 Steady steps feel especially comforting now.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Its location in the new upscale development of Takanawa Gateway City, puts guests in a less touristy and much quieter part of town, while still being steps away from major transportation hubs like Takanawa Gateway Station and Shinagawa Station.
    Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As a result, Chandra is good for a lot of things, but its limitations matter when considering those big questions above.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
  • When our hour was nearly over, a Rikers representative ordered us to wind things down.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The research focused on helping Valkyrie adapt to changing conditions, traverse uneven terrain, and quickly connect visual information with physical actions for real-world robotic operations.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
  • And also for Iran itself, where the regime is apparently still in charge of the armed forces even with the successful actions by the Israelis and the Americans.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Starting a garden means walking into a hardware store and facing walls of tools engineered to separate you from your cash.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Trump has tried to continue his tariffs via other means, although his latest across-the-board 15% tariff is limited to 150 days unless Congress votes to extend it.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Holland made only a few cosmetic moves ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, shipping out forwards Corey Perry and Warren Foegele for draft picks and adding Scott Laughton and Mathieu Joseph, depth pieces, neither of whom are signed beyond this season.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Bears had a lot of work to do to become salary-cap compliant, and both of those moves helped.
    Zachary Pereles, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • So there is room to add more shifts.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The commission’s decision backed the utilities’ position, which was that those who have rooftop panels don’t pay their fair share of costs for maintaining the grid, which shifts expenses disproportionately to non-solar customers.
    Malena Carollo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The practice’s board‑certified ophthalmologists and experienced optometrists bring more than 75 years of combined professional experience and have performed over 18,000 major ophthalmic surgeries and laser procedures, utilizing current surgical and laser techniques.
    Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In his young life, he's gone through 80 procedures to mitigate his medical problems.
    Libby Smith, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Glover did take time from more serious doings to appear in the stellar, surreal comedy Sorry to Bother You (2018), the affecting drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), and the Christmas caper The Naughty Nine (2023), playing Santa Claus in the latter.
    Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Countersteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersteps. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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