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
One option for Iran’s counterstrike may include hundreds of ballistic missiles targeting Israel, though how long that could be sustained is unclear.
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Christopher Bodeen, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
And recently, Israeli spies and pilots have managed to cripple Iranian counterstrike capabilities.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025
Both nations will now be on high alert for counterstrikes, either directly or through coordinated terrorist attacks.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Among general public respondents who supported a counterstrike against China following the deaths of U.S. sailors, 53 percent said that force was needed to maintain Washington’s international reputation, compared with only 16 percent of those who did not support a counterstrike.
—Alexandra Chinchilla, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Bodeen, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
And recently, Israeli spies and pilots have managed to cripple Iranian counterstrike capabilities.
—Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 17 June 2025
Both nations will now be on high alert for counterstrikes, either directly or through coordinated terrorist attacks.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Among general public respondents who supported a counterstrike against China following the deaths of U.S. sailors, 53 percent said that force was needed to maintain Washington’s international reputation, compared with only 16 percent of those who did not support a counterstrike.
—Alexandra Chinchilla, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrike
counterattack
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That led to a counterattack and a fluky goal when Matvei Gridin banked a centring pass off Noah Philp and by Skinner, getting the Flames on the board.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Then later in the period, his save on a partial breakaway by Alexis Gendron spurred a B’s counterattack and a 2-on-1.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Counterstrike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrike. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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