counterstroke

noun

Definition of counterstrokenext
as in stroke

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstroke
  1. stroke
  2. counter
  3. counterpunch
  4. blow
  5. haymaker
  6. thud
  7. cuff
  8. pelt
Noun
  • Inflammation can make heart, blood vessel and lung health worse, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes—particularly among people already at risk, for instance from heart disease.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Breathing in wildfire smoke can trigger flare-ups for people with chronic lung conditions, could lead to asthma attacks, and could even increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes for vulnerable populations, Han says.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of stroke
Noun
  • The personalized skin analysis takes five minutes at any beauty counter.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The restaurant, Pages, was sort of an upscale diner, with a long counter, a pie case and booths along a picture window at the front.
    Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of counter
Noun
  • This response was a bold, unfiltered counterpunch meant to discredit the lawsuit, take aim at Buzbee, and flip the narrative.
    Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of counterpunch
Noun
  • As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of blow
Noun
  • Through the first weekend of May alone, Drake and Lamar exchanged haymakers at a relentless pace, dropping a collective eight dis tracks in total — all of which highlight their opposite backgrounds.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Challengers is the best kind of froth: well acted, technically impressive, and unafraid to throw a few haymakers at the typical sports movie’s presentation of alpha masculinity.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of haymaker
Noun
  • As much as the end of the team’s nine-game winning streak ended with a thud, the Vikings live to fight another night.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The pitch didn’t go over super well and the live moment landed with a thud.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of thud
Noun
  • While Swank rocked a red sweater with white cuffs, one of her 1-year-old twins stole the show, diaper-clad and completely mesmerized by the ornaments.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The slouchy cardigan has a V-neckline, contrast ribbing along the cuffs and hemline, and buttons down the front that can be worn open or closed.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of cuff
Noun
  • Soon, Siberian fur traders were trapping and harvesting pelts in the Aleutian Islands and around the island of Kodiak off Alaska’s southern coast.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The hatmakers of Europe, buried in the pelts of otters and beavers from the lush New World, experimented with various substances to create felt.
    Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of pelt
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