countersteps

variants or counter-steps
Definition of counterstepsnext
plural of counterstep

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Noun
  • These steps will help match you with a child or sibling group that your family will fit well with.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • However, recent amendments clarified that parks are not automatically considered closed if destroyed by a disaster, and that additional steps are required to terminate tenancy rights.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And once on the other side of those things, Christy Martin began living a different kind of double life.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.
    Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Their actions are a gut punch to American values and human decency.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • McLeod also emphasized the urgency of incorporating and said that many people get the wrong message about what becoming a city means.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Luna himself has acknowledged never finding any, and department policy has always provided for the means to discipline and terminate any employee who engages in behavior that harms the public, fellow employees, or is otherwise prohibited by law.
    Opinion Staff, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s also evidence that could lead a jury to conclude that Wayfarer planned more aggressive moves designed to hurt her career, according to the ruling.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Stearns’ biggest offseason lineup moves — parting ways with fan favorites Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso — looked ominous after one week.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It’s survived trends, closures, expansions, contractions and Charlotte’s constant identity shifts.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • El Niño is characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean, and a related series of shifts in winds and precipitation patterns in the atmosphere.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Police officials have argued that some oversight requests conflict with existing procedures or legal protections for officers.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some papers have lifestyle sections that could be defined as entertainment or celebrity-driven—not much of a change in philosophy from the old women’s/society sections, which concentrated on the doings of the local rich and influential.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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“Countersteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersteps. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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