as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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Recent Examples of countered
Rey exploded on Ethan with 10-count punches, but a tilt-a-whirl was countered by Page with a sitout faceplant.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will forever be known as the creator of the Lilith Fair, a groundbreaking late-1990s tour that directly countered the testosterone-laden festivals of that era like Ozzfest and Lollapalooza.
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Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The administration countered that the real damage to the Fed’s reputation would come from letting Cook remain on the board.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Angels countered with two runs in the fourth, a rally that began with Nolan Schanuel’s walk and Jorge Soler’s single.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Colombia countered with a good chance of its own but could not convert it.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Angels countered with two runs in the fourth, a rally that began with Nolan Schanuel's walk and Jorge Soler's single.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Wilson countered that giving states equal power would endanger the entire American project.
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Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
However, Heather Harper, a spokeswoman for UC Health — which oversees six academic health centers including UCSD — countered those claims to the La Jolla Light this week.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2026
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan will forever be known as the creator of the Lilith Fair, a groundbreaking late-1990s tour that directly countered the testosterone-laden festivals of that era like Ozzfest and Lollapalooza.
—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
29 June 2026
The administration countered that the real damage to the Fed’s reputation would come from letting Cook remain on the board.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Angels countered with two runs in the fourth, a rally that began with Nolan Schanuel’s walk and Jorge Soler’s single.
—
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Colombia countered with a good chance of its own but could not convert it.
—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Angels countered with two runs in the fourth, a rally that began with Nolan Schanuel's walk and Jorge Soler's single.
—
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Wilson countered that giving states equal power would endanger the entire American project.
—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
However, Heather Harper, a spokeswoman for UC Health — which oversees six academic health centers including UCSD — countered those claims to the La Jolla Light this week.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countered
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In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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Many residents have opposed the data centers.
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As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
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While the Civil War was fought far from Pittsburgh's streets, its impact can still be found here today — in the graves of arsenal workers, in the medals of hometown heroes, and in the stories preserved for future generations.
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Television footage showed black smoke billowing out of windows on the fourth floor, as firefighters combated the fire at the scene.
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That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately.
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“Countered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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