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
Some scholars countered that Venusian volcanoes could have produced phosphine; others said that the measurements were dubious, and the mystery gas wasn’t phosphine.
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David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Republicans countered that the new districts would be more compact and competitive.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
After Lee took out Dos Grande, Styles brilliantly countered a rollup into a Styles Clash for the win.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Niners’ 2025 campaign is going to require frequent gut checks, with sky-high peaks that always seem countered with sad-sack lows.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
La Jolla quickly countered with a score of its own.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Gwynn countered this view, pointing to decades of research supporting vaccination programs.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam then countered by saying that Dame appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop as WEtv talent and likely did not make much money from it.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yacobi’s defense attorney, however, countered with the findings of a forensic pathologist who said Violet died from blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from a second-story balcony.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Republicans countered that the new districts would be more compact and competitive.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
After Lee took out Dos Grande, Styles brilliantly countered a rollup into a Styles Clash for the win.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Niners’ 2025 campaign is going to require frequent gut checks, with sky-high peaks that always seem countered with sad-sack lows.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
La Jolla quickly countered with a score of its own.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Gwynn countered this view, pointing to decades of research supporting vaccination programs.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam then countered by saying that Dame appeared on Growing Up Hip Hop as WEtv talent and likely did not make much money from it.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yacobi’s defense attorney, however, countered with the findings of a forensic pathologist who said Violet died from blunt force trauma consistent with a fall from a second-story balcony.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countered
Verb
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However, Hungary and Slovakia are the EU's top purchasers of Russian energy and have opposed efforts by Brussels to phase it out.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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ByteDance, TikTok's current owner, which in the past has opposed the sale, did not immediately respond to Ars' request to comment.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The fire is fought by four engines, one water tender, two dozers and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the hit, defenseman Braden Hache, who split time between Barracuda of the AHL and Wichita of the ECHL last season, stepped in and fought Francis.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Countered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countered. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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