as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
after countless strikes and counterstrikes, the positions of both armies remained essentially unchanged
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Recent Examples of counterstrike
Qatar has been targeted by Iranian counterstrikes on its capital Doha, its airport, and other civilian and state infrastructure.
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Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The Israel Judo Association (IJA), widely considered the country's most successful Olympic sports program, was forced to depart the Tashkent Grand Slam and leave Uzbekistan, as tensions mount amid Israel's attack on Iran, and Iran's subsequent counterstrike, according to The Jerusalem Post.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In a direct counterstrike, California Democrats successfully passed Proposition 50, suspending their nonpartisan redistricting commission and moving to shift five seats into the Democratic column.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
That triggered an Israeli counterstrike in Gaza.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The Israel Judo Association (IJA), widely considered the country's most successful Olympic sports program, was forced to depart the Tashkent Grand Slam and leave Uzbekistan, as tensions mount amid Israel's attack on Iran, and Iran's subsequent counterstrike, according to The Jerusalem Post.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In a direct counterstrike, California Democrats successfully passed Proposition 50, suspending their nonpartisan redistricting commission and moving to shift five seats into the Democratic column.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
That triggered an Israeli counterstrike in Gaza.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrike
counterattack
Noun
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Launch units can reposition quickly, reducing vulnerability to counterattacks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Which, Brazil did get more shots, but the counterattack, possession in the midfield (are) kind of similar.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Counterstrike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrike. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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