as in attack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
suddenly the tide of battle turned, and the rebels, who had been falling back, made a furious counterattack
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Recent Examples of counterattack
Sure, there were attacks and counterattacks and waves of soldiers traversing across No Man’s Land.
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Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Before Israel began a counterattack against Hezbollah in September 2024, this strategy was reckoned brilliant by Iran’s supporters and adversaries alike.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
But in the Oscar race, momentum invites counterattacks.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The confrontational counterattack on redrawing the boundaries that make up who represents Americans in Congress has led to other blue-state governors in Illinois, New York and Maryland to mull similar steps.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Before Israel began a counterattack against Hezbollah in September 2024, this strategy was reckoned brilliant by Iran’s supporters and adversaries alike.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
But in the Oscar race, momentum invites counterattacks.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The confrontational counterattack on redrawing the boundaries that make up who represents Americans in Congress has led to other blue-state governors in Illinois, New York and Maryland to mull similar steps.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattack
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And now Google warns that Chrome is under attack, issuing an emergency update and a recommendation to upgrade all desktop browsers immediately.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from using it to guide attacks on its territory.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Struggle With Mines Minefields became the single greatest obstacle to Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That date places Kim's decision to put troops on the ground three weeks after Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in Kursk, and two months before North Korean troops were first reported on the battlefield.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Counterattack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattack. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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