Thesaurus results for COUNTERSUIT

countersuit

noun

as in counterclaim

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Recent Examples of countersuit Baldoni later filed a separate $400 million countersuit accusing Lively of extortion and defamation, which has since been dismissed by a judge. —

Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026 In a 2025 countersuit, Baldoni accused Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion. —

Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026 The countersuit argues that failures by the contractors’ employees to flag Ruis as dangerous contributed to Yates’ death. —

Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026 Baldoni quickly filed a countersuit and sued the New York Times for its reporting, but both of his lawsuits were later dismissed. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for countersuit

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Noun

But his previously unreported warning was the first of a torrent of claims and counterclaims shared by conservative commentators after Kirk’s death.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Nelson has since filed copyright counterclaims of her own, alleging a third party connected to Taylor posted her images without permission.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026