Thesaurus results for COUNTERSTEPS

countersteps

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plural of counterstep

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Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The fact that its AI agents have once again managed to break out of a sandbox suggests that the steps OpenAI has taken to improve security after the Hugging Face attack are insufficient.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of steps

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But thankfully, Lisa Hochstein’s lingerie party sets things back on course.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of things

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The lawmakers ask whether officials are monitoring firms’ actions and weighing direct refunds, like tax relief.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Other actions have triggered further suspicions, including that, like CBS News, changes would be afoot for CNN, including appointing Weiss to oversee that network as well.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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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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For households looking for how to reduce plastic waste, switching formats is one of the simplest moves available.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The fight sequences have an engaging messiness, the characters often fumbling around rather than delivering expert moves.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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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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