as in attack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
suddenly the tide of battle turned, and the rebels, who had been falling back, made a furious counterattack
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Recent Examples of counterattack
The mayor, who is Black, has even launched a counterattack against DEI’s critics.
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Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Ukraine has lost dozens of square miles of territory to the Russian counterattack and has been on the back foot in the region for more than a month.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
The bet was that the trio could keep scoring goals while giving up fewer counterattacks for free; opposing coaches had started to line-match their top scorers against Winnipeg’s stars.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Additionally, China's disregard for potential ramifications, including detection, traceback, and attribution of this attack, could worsen existing mistrust between the two nations and lead to possible US counterattacks on Chinese infrastructure.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Ukraine has lost dozens of square miles of territory to the Russian counterattack and has been on the back foot in the region for more than a month.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
The bet was that the trio could keep scoring goals while giving up fewer counterattacks for free; opposing coaches had started to line-match their top scorers against Winnipeg’s stars.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Additionally, China's disregard for potential ramifications, including detection, traceback, and attribution of this attack, could worsen existing mistrust between the two nations and lead to possible US counterattacks on Chinese infrastructure.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattack
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According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, about 5:15 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to the area's Valley community for a report of a dog attack.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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But in light of ongoing attacks against PayPal accounts using emails sent from genuine PayPal addresses, how will this help protect you from hackers and scammers?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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What happened instead was three years of intense fighting, thanks to Ukraine counteroffensives armed by tranches of aid coming from its Western allies.—
Lou Robinson,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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In northeastern Ukraine, Russian shelling killed a civilian in Kupiansk, a key logistics hub that was liberated from Russian occupation during Ukraine’s 2022 counteroffensive.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Counterattack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattack. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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