counterstroke

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Noun
  • Overall, the rate of death seven days after mRNA vaccinations has been lower than the background rates among the general population for the most common causes of death — such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.
    Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Hypertension is the leading cause of heart disease and stroke, affecting millions of people across the UK and globally.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • To facilitate a counter, stores would have to add additional staff members.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • This was SpaceX's 465th landing, according to a counter on the company's website.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The teams began trading big-time, tough layups as the game entered a punch, counterpunch rhythm down the stretch.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
  • In the 1990s, heroin chic surged in popularity as women flooded law schools, boardrooms, and newsrooms in record numbers — a visual counterpunch to female ambition.
    Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
  • The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Carlos Narvaez delivered the haymaker with a three-run home run against his former team to put Boston on top, and Jarren Duran extended the lead to 7-3 with his two-run single.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
  • The Edmonton Oilers landed a haymaker early in Game 4 and never let the Vegas Golden Knights off the mat.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The message landed with a thud among prominent conservatives on social media.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
  • In the footage, the wooden wall can be seen falling forward with a thud, while two vertical cables hang behind, apparently slack.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The two astronauts, working inside the European Columbus Laboratory, used an ultrasound device to monitor the effectiveness of the cuff.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 June 2025
  • Picture gold wreaths, arm cuffs, flowy hair, and earthy-toned swimwear that exudes strength and beauty.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The former included crystals and shells and animal pelts.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • That same weight in coyote, lynx, and fox traps will take a far more valuable harvest of pelts.
    Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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