Thesaurus results for COUNTERSTROKES

counterstrokes

noun

variants or counter-strokes

plural of counterstroke

as in counterblows

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Noun

However, his feet did get heavy at times, especially when attempting to quickly adjust to inside counters.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Working with patrons Anadol counters that anyone can have free access to the models his studio develops, and that there's nothing new about contemporary artists' relationships with rich and powerful benefactors.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of counters

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And if the personalities are painted in broad strokes, the performances, particularly by Condor and Newton, create a resonant enough emotional palette.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
According to Betsperts Golf, Gerard is third in total strokes gained over the last 24 rounds.

— Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of strokes

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Organizers also are paying to build 1,800 walls weighing 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) each to ring the track and metal detectors that will be manned by the Secret Service.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Divers rotate every 20 minutes to reduce fatigue and the physical demands of wearing nearly 100 pounds of equipment.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounds

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The only reliable way to reach mainstream or even moderate recognition against all the noise is to either carpet-bomb social media with clips or to enrage wide swaths of the public.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
This matters because ringing up more sales outside the morning coffee rush can help keep Starbucks’ comps growing at satisfactory clips as year-over-year comparisons get tougher.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of clips

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The Fire Kit comes with multiple fire blankets, Fire Spray, wall hooks, a safety checklist magnet and alert window decal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
On Podium, Cheekface dial up both the hooks and the sociopolitical dread, but absurdist humor remains their defense mechanism for a world spiraling out of control.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hooks

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Think jelly sandals, silk scarves and headwraps, blue eyeshadow, bright jewel-tone dresses, or blouses with fun accents like feather cuffs.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
The police officers urged the National Guard members to remove the plastic cuffs and replaced them with looser metal handcuffs, the tort claim said.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

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