Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrokes
Noun
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For families Opt for the Paiza Family Suite, complete with a social kitchen with an island (the kitchen has child-height counters and child-friendly flatware).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026 -
If your kitchen is looking cluttered from a long winter of cooking comfort meals and baking over the holidays, the best way to prepare it for a spring deep clean is by tackling clutter in cabinets, on counters, and on pantry shelves to organize every surface.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At the Grammys, Minerva applied the classic neutral OPI Bare My Soul to Lovato's nails but outlined each one with thin strokes of Black Onyx for just the right amount of edginess, and did the same with rhinestones for a glitzy, glam mani during the holidays.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Designed to dash on realistic, hairlike strokes, the Nano Brow is ideal for those looking to fill in sparse patches for subtle definition and fullness.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Weld County deputies discovered more than 400 pounds of marijuana in trash bags, some six months after a similar discovery.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The case against McKay dated to 2024, when FedEx employees in Fargo, North Dakota, discovered a package containing nearly 10 pounds of highly pure meth arriving from California and addressed to McKay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Any type of realism was [limited to] very short clips, everything was very slow, bad textures, no skin textures, lacking detail.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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The squad were being shown clips of the game by De Zerbi at the training ground, according to a person close to the team, with Murillo the subject of particularly scathing criticism.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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A number of conservative commentators, including Roger Kimball, Peter Wood, and Chris Rufo, maintain that political conformity overtook élite institutions of higher learning and turned every seminar room into some radical struggle session where students dutifully read Karl Marx and bell hooks.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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While the British singer’s longing vocals and smooth hooks take obvious cues from ’90s and 2000s’ R&B, her bouncy and moody SoCal sound aligns her with the present.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Please consider dropping off any warm clothing/jackets, new socks/underwear, etc.—
Gary Paun,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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With socks and ballerinas Spring weather is confusing, and your wardrobe choices have permission to be so too.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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So named for Kate Hudson’s character in Almost Famous, the Penny Lane coat often has light or dark brown suede fabric, but its most defining characteristic is the fur (faux, hopefully) around the collar, cuffs, and hem.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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The leather of both has softened with age, but there are no cracks in their surfaces, the insulation is still lofty enough for thermal efficiency, and neither the Give’r nor the Kinco’s extended cuffs have stretched beyond normal wear.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the first half, both teams traded blows, with the largest lead being seven by the Bulldogs.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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He is seen performing first aid, administering back blows to the infant to remove the blockage.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Counterstrokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrokes. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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