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Recent Examples of countermove
Brown’s trading the one outfielder with some experience — while shedding his salary in the process — made a countermove seem almost guaranteed.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Range Media Partners has sued CAA over the agency’s use of noncompetes, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the management firm of stealing confidential information and operating as a rival organization.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Governors of Democratic states, such as California, are plotting countermoves with their states’ maps.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Range Media Partners has sued CAA over the agency’s use of noncompetes, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the management firm of stealing confidential information and operating as a rival organization.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.
—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Governors of Democratic states, such as California, are plotting countermoves with their states’ maps.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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The fly doesn’t travel big distances and moves more frequently on infested livestock.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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That move is set to make CEO Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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That deal appeared to be focused on air defenses and drone countermeasures, with systems like Patriot missiles and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems included.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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When the radar or the EO/IR sensor detects an inbound projectile, the system calculates intercept geometry and fires a countermeasure either a hard-kill interceptor or a soft-kill electronic jammer, depending on system type within milliseconds.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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If the council places the charter amendment on the November ballot and voters approve it, the shift likely wouldn’t come until after a new city attorney is named.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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Over the past decades, a quiet cultural shift has redefined the standards of modern parenting.—
Nina Bandelj,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The agreement comes after the Israeli government threatened to escalate its actions in Lebanon — a move that threatens to derail the US-Iran talks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Shares are simply due for a breather, as the data center buildout progresses and earnings have a chance to catch up with the price action.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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However, most institutions have to tap their reserves or regular operating revenue from other sources to come up with the scholarship increases, and at some point that becomes a dangerous means of survival.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Traditional means of information weren’t far behind search engines.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Kareem chased it down in the corner, did a bit of a tightrope act to stay inbounds, then turned around and drained it with near-perfect form.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Occasionally, breakfast proceedings would be interrupted by a cheeky monkey sitting up on the rafters, and staffers would be on high alert with their wild gesticulating, causing tittering among diners.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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None of these impassioned complaints appeared to engender much sympathy from the board, or indeed from the three Related Digital executives who were sitting against the wall observing the proceedings.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The sources described it as a preliminary operation laying the groundwork for additional steps by installing listening devices and intelligence equipment in the area.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Scroll back to the top of the page and complete step 2.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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