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Recent Examples of counterprotest
Cavello said the mayor was in contact with the police commissioner and receiving information on the protest, counterprotest and the suspicious devices.
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Mark Crudele, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Our reporting reveals that members and related officials have encouraged protesters to impede law enforcement; pushed civilians toward legally and physically risky confrontations; and helped mobilize a counterprotest that turned violent.
—Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Two people stood across Main Street holding counterprotest signs.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Wideman said their event was not any sort of counterprotest and that its scheduling on the same day as the other events was not intentional.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
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Mark Crudele, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Our reporting reveals that members and related officials have encouraged protesters to impede law enforcement; pushed civilians toward legally and physically risky confrontations; and helped mobilize a counterprotest that turned violent.
—Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Two people stood across Main Street holding counterprotest signs.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Wideman said their event was not any sort of counterprotest and that its scheduling on the same day as the other events was not intentional.
—Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterprotest
Noun
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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On Wednesday afternoon and evening, protests broke out around Havana, after some neighborhoods in the capital had experienced blackouts lasting up to 48 hours during the week.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.—
Melissa Gira Grant,
The New Republic,
31 May 2023
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The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2023
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“Counterprotest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterprotest. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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