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Recent Examples of counterstrategy
For a while, one male strategy may dominate, and one female counterstrategy dominates as well.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
—Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
That male strategy then rises to dominance, and a corresponding female counterstrategy eventually evolves as well.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2011
If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
—Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
—Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Nevertheless, Biden’s bet that Republicans don’t have an effective counterstrategy to his whiteness seems to be valid, even if his larger promise of a new bipartisan era is nowhere near the mark.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrategy
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Both ice creams start with the same classic technique: gently heating milk and cream, tempering in the egg yolks, and cooking until the custard thickens.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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And once the technique was shown to work in laboratory studies and field trials in Australia and Indonesia, the World Mosquito Program was ready to attempt it at a grander scale.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Published in the Journal of Business Research, a new study suggests that followers respond to influencers’ use of sexuality more favorably than to brands who employ the same tactics with models.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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According to the Campaign Legal Center, there are usually four tactics politicians use to gerrymander maps to disadvantage voters to improve their political interests.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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According to a local news outlet, the flight crew followed all of the accurate procedures and protocol to keep the passengers safe.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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While the visit to her home country was meant to last just 10 days, complications from a previous procedure grounded her for six months.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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There were differences, of course, but we all were subjected to the same COVID-19 testing and safety protocols and had to stay inside the walls at Disney.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Use the insights gleaned and integrate them into office protocol, marketing, product design, hiring, training and leadership decisions.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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Dearborn Wants Wards is gathering signatures for a ballot proposal to establish council seats based on geography.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Although a request for proposals for a new company to run the facility drew interest from at least two companies, neither ended up completing the process to submit a proposal and efforts to reach out to other companies have so far been unsuccessful, Hyde said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Pistoia, Italy Italy is always a great idea, especially for longer stays.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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That’s both a smart idea and a potentially troubling idea.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Counterstrategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrategy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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