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Recent Examples of counterdemonstration
And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.
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Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
Dolloff is a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in a statement.
—Steve Almasy and Andy Rose, CNN, 15 Oct. 2020
The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
In Efrat, a group of 20 young men and teenagers gathered on the pavement opposite the anti-government protest, trying to drown out the protesters with a counterdemonstration of their own.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
That Thursday, plainclothes police could be seen corralling Cairo residents into taking part in a pro-Sisi counterdemonstration.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
The counterdemonstration, which was focused on the anti-trans protesters, repeatedly criticized police for their handling of the protests.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
Portland Detective Erik Kammerer did not have probable cause to direct officers to arrest a woman for spitting on the ground in front of a police riot control van during a downtown protest and counterdemonstration in 2019, a federal judge has ruled.
—oregonlive, 4 May 2022
Dolloff was a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in 2020.
—Hannah Sarisohn. Cnn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
Dolloff is a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in a statement.
—Steve Almasy and Andy Rose, CNN, 15 Oct. 2020
The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
In Efrat, a group of 20 young men and teenagers gathered on the pavement opposite the anti-government protest, trying to drown out the protesters with a counterdemonstration of their own.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
That Thursday, plainclothes police could be seen corralling Cairo residents into taking part in a pro-Sisi counterdemonstration.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
The counterdemonstration, which was focused on the anti-trans protesters, repeatedly criticized police for their handling of the protests.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
Portland Detective Erik Kammerer did not have probable cause to direct officers to arrest a woman for spitting on the ground in front of a police riot control van during a downtown protest and counterdemonstration in 2019, a federal judge has ruled.
—oregonlive, 4 May 2022
Dolloff was a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in 2020.
—Hannah Sarisohn. Cnn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterdemonstration
Noun
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The Trump administration's crackdown on Columbia University, where a massive pro-Palestinian protest movement began with a tent encampment last spring, has thrust the campus into crisis and sparked fears of similar actions at colleges across the country.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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After Democrats held protest signs and walked out of Trump's joint address to Congress earlier this month, their supporters complained that the effort was performative and fell flat.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some people appeared to buy tickets as a counterprotest.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Bass, in the Fox 11 interview, also questioned why the university allowed the counterprotest to take place next to the pro-Palestinian encampment, which had been largely peaceful until then.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2024
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On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.—
Brad Emons,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Aug. 2023
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Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—
Stephanie Pagones,
Fox News,
24 Aug. 2020
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“Counterdemonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterdemonstration. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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