counterblow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterblow
Noun
  • To facilitate a counter, stores would have to add additional staff members.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • This was SpaceX's 465th landing, according to a counter on the company's website.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • For such a perfectionist, that must have been a body blow.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • After each body blow delivered, Williams bellowed from the depths of his confidence.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
  • The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The main hook was its more layered and mature take on the lore surrounding the character and the more fantastical mythology built around this specific story.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 26 June 2025
  • Defaulted borrowers at risk of wage garnishment Student loan collections efforts had largely been on pause since the pandemic began in March 2020, but Trump administration officials have said that taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook when people don’t repay their education debt.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Overall, South Florida projects seemed to take a hit in the veto list.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • This one is a blended malt whisky aged in first-fill sherry casks that’s proven to be a particular hit in Asian markets.
    Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Check out a clip of the finishing blow below, as well as footage of the entire fight.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 June 2025
  • The clip featured an adorable appearance from the Duchess of Sussex's daughter, 4-year-old Princess Lilibet.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Overall, the rate of death seven days after mRNA vaccinations has been lower than the background rates among the general population for the most common causes of death — such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.
    Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Among the other preventive services recommended by the task force are screenings for lung, cervical and colorectal cancers, as well as diabetes, and statin medications to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Pixar, as a brand, has several franchises under its belt.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how one radioactive element decays into another over time.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Counterblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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