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Recent Examples of counterstrategy
For a while, one male strategy may dominate, and one female counterstrategy dominates as well.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
—Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
—Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrategy
Noun
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Additional troopers responded and attempted to use a box-in technique to prevent her from leaving the scene.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vettori also did a good job mixing up his techniques and targets, landing 38 leg strikes, eight body strikes, and 60 head strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Critics argue the university is bowing to political pressure, while students report secrecy and intimidation tactics in the investigative process.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also already appears to be changing its enforcement tactics, putting a pause or stop to several probes into various crypto exchanges that were launched under the Biden administration.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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Biodynamics is also proactive and adopts a similar mindset of working with the land, however, it is based on a specific set of ideas, and a fairly rigid procedure that has not been updated in 100 years.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Arakawa had brought the kelpie mix named Zinna home from a veterinary hospital on Feb. 9 after a procedure, Mendoza said.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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That process plants the seed of understanding how open protocols function, potentially equipping future generations with the tools to navigate new financial frontiers.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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But after she was fired for violating company protocol in season 2, there's a new side that emerges.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Neighbours City now offered United a groundshare, a reversal of Davies’ proposal after the First World War.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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The militants were told that the proposal would have to be accepted soon, the U.S. statement said, adding that delay would not pay off for Hamas.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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And then there was the Drip God, which was never my idea.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Counterstrategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrategy. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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