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Recent Examples of countersuit
His initial account of the June 2024 incident differed from hers in the recent countersuit.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Polk was named as a defendant in NASCAR’s countersuit and was referenced in Friday night’s filing.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Luke denied all claims and filed a countersuit that same year.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
City officials filed a lawsuit, and Smollett a countersuit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Polk was named as a defendant in NASCAR’s countersuit and was referenced in Friday night’s filing.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Luke denied all claims and filed a countersuit that same year.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
City officials filed a lawsuit, and Smollett a countersuit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersuit
Noun
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Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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That means that the federal appellate court’s decision stands, and that a federal district court in Colorado will again have oversight over the legality of Dawgs’ counterclaim.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, his biggest strength as a pageant coach doesn’t come from nearly 40 years of civil litigation and frequenting courthouses.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jenni Riehle, a spokeswoman for the MDOC, declined to comment, citing pending litigation.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersuit. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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