Thesaurus results for COUNTERSTRIKES

counterstrikes

noun

variants or counter-strikes

plural of counterstrike

as in counterattacks

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 counterstrikes Qatar has been targeted by Iranian counterstrikes on its capital Doha, its airport, and other civilian and state infrastructure. —

Justin Papp,pippa Stevens,dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,lee Ying Shan,vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026 Wednesday’s ballistic missile launches by North Korea were the first of their kind since the country on May 8 tested short-range systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces. —

CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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counterattacks

Noun

Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatulah Khowarazmi said that Afghan forces had launched counterattacks with snipers across the border from Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar provinces overnight.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
Iran launched counterattacks against multiple cities in the Middle East, including Qatar and Dubai.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026