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Recent Examples of countermove
During the strike, the powers that be on both Mars and Earth drew the wrong lessons and have been choosing countermoves from the best seller Bad Faith Disproportionate Response Handbook as a result.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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That move was arguably a key factor behind the company’s substantial revenue growth in the years that followed.—
Seraj Bharwani,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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This opens up a few options: players can flip into a rail grind or drive along walls — or, as teased by Nintendo staff at preview events, the move can be used to deflect items when mastered (think: blue shell).—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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But are the rare earth export controls part of China’s countermeasures to U.S. tariffs?—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Under these circumstances, seizing Russia’s sovereign assets is a legitimate countermeasure.—
WALLY ADEYEMO,
Foreign Affairs,
21 May 2025
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This quote from Sequel cofounder and CMO Amanda Calabrese captures a long-overdue shift in brand thinking.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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After the employee agreed to install Brady’s showerhead, Brady is accused of driving them to his house to do so during their work shift, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The first funerals with caissons will be limited to troops killed in action, recipients of the Medal of Honor or Prisoner of War Medal and high-ranking service members.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Three states, Colorado, Maine and Illinois, unsuccessfully attempted to remove Trump from the ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.—
Ariel Sheinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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When the Parks and Recreation alum was shot and killed at just 59 years old during a dispute with his neighbor on Sunday, June 1, his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, claimed the act of violence was a hate crime.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The act of finding and identifying the missing was thus seen as essential for rebuilding a nation, whose identity is shaped by those who disappeared.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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During the proceedings, the jury heard testimony that Jonathan Emmanuel Montellano-Mora, one of Patron’s co-defendants, had been arrested by the FBI in Pueblo, Colo.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Take steps to keep your financial records and personally identifying information secure.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Inmates on the first step could be out of isolation and in a group setting for four hours a day, said Raemisch, the former head of the Colorado prison system.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Despite the big doings at the Garden, Ion’s opening slate is formidable, as the network tips off its season with the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings in the 7:30 p.m. ET window, followed by the franchise premiere of the Golden State Valkyries in the late slot.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 May 2025
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Digging the United States out of this mess will take some doing.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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