as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn
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Recent Examples of counteroffensive
And after that delay, the momentum on the front lines changed from Ukraine pursuing a mostly unsuccessful counteroffensive, to being largely in defense.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Democrats have focused their early counteroffensives on Musk, who is viewed more negatively than positively overall, according to the Pew survey.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After the unsuccessful counteroffensive of 2023, the administration helped Ukraine create three vectors of action that would weaken Moscow’s ability to prosecute the war indefinitely and thus put pressure on it to negotiate seriously.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
As part of his counteroffensive, the company created the Third Party Fact-Checkers, or Independent Fact-checkers, program to address misinformation on its platforms.
—Jorge Ramis, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Democrats have focused their early counteroffensives on Musk, who is viewed more negatively than positively overall, according to the Pew survey.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After the unsuccessful counteroffensive of 2023, the administration helped Ukraine create three vectors of action that would weaken Moscow’s ability to prosecute the war indefinitely and thus put pressure on it to negotiate seriously.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
As part of his counteroffensive, the company created the Third Party Fact-Checkers, or Independent Fact-checkers, program to address misinformation on its platforms.
—Jorge Ramis, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffensive
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That turnover sparked a counterattack, allowing Rogers to squeeze out a chance with an xG of 0.35 at the back post — where the absent Mendes should have been.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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As Iran braces for a counterattack, the Revolutionary Guard shoots down a Ukrainian passenger plane shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s international airport, reportedly mistaking it for a U.S. cruise missile.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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