as in measure
something done or used with the intention of stopping or preventing something bad or dangerous
—usually plural
new countermeasures against terrorism The army used electronic countermeasures to block enemy radar.
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Recent Examples of countermeasure
On Tuesday, shortly after the 10% tariffs took effect just past midnight on the U.S. East Coast, Beijing announced a raft of countermeasures.
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
Canada’s former finance minister, Chrystia Freeland suggested over the weekend that 100% retaliatory tariffs on Tesla should be a countermeasure.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Mexico has since reached a deal with the White House to delay the tariffs, but the other two countries have proposed countermeasures.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Biomedical research Developing diagnostic tools and countermeasures for the unique health challenges of deep spaceflight.
—Anastasia Stepanova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
Canada’s former finance minister, Chrystia Freeland suggested over the weekend that 100% retaliatory tariffs on Tesla should be a countermeasure.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Mexico has since reached a deal with the White House to delay the tariffs, but the other two countries have proposed countermeasures.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Biomedical research Developing diagnostic tools and countermeasures for the unique health challenges of deep spaceflight.
—Anastasia Stepanova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermeasure
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The potential hit to home valuations from climate change and rising insurance premiums could be as much as $2.7 trillion, by one measure.—
Mark Gongloff,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds of people testified Tuesday on a slew of bills aimed at protecting Connecticut tenants, including measures to reform eviction law and others that would limit how much landlords can charge for a security deposit and what crimes can be considered when renters apply to live in an apartment.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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If not, what small shifts could start moving you in the right direction? 3.—
Juan Carlos Medina,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The third — the one mentioned at the top of this review, and the last sent to critics — shifts the balance even further.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those include acts of violence with or without weapons, bragging about weapons or a planned attack, and threats seen on social media.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks criminal and non-criminal acts of hate against Jews, counted 8,873 antisemitic incidents in 2023, a 140% increase from the prior year, and the highest number on record since the ADL began tracking such data in 1979.—
Katie Futterman Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term.—
John Liu,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The novel follows Nate Cartwright, a journalist who, in the wake of a scandal of his own doing, leaves Washington, D.C. for his dead parents’ cabin in Roseland, Ore.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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In an era rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps our imagining?—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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While flash flooding may extend from northern and central Florida to Maryland, Delaware and southern New Jersey, storms should largely wind down by Sunday evening as the front moves into the Atlantic.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 3.7% for one of the biggest moves.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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This process continues until one movie receives that magical 50% and is deemed the winner.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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This recall is a strong reminder for food manufacturers to reinforce their labeling processes, enhance quality control, and ensure that every product is accurately marked to safeguard public health.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Natura said in the filing that the U.S. court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings approved the settlement agreement between Natura and the Avon Products creditor, and also the deal regarding the sale of Avon operations through a credit bid of $125 million.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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With eviction proceedings on hold, an end to the dispute is out of sight.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Countermeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermeasure. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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