as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
after countless strikes and counterstrikes, the positions of both armies remained essentially unchanged
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Recent Examples of counterstrike
The range and severity of the attacks and Israel’s counterstrikes have escalated in recent weeks, raising fears of an all-out war that would have catastrophic consequences for people on both sides of the border.
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Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2024
Beijing is going to be able to go after more and different types of targets, do greater damage and have more options for multiple rounds of counterstrikes, the official said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) uncovered Jamie's scheme and began plotting her own brutal counterstrike.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Between Friday and Monday, during which Israel launched a measured counterstrike in Iran, the price for a barrel of oil tumbled $4.
OPEC has tried to establish a floor for oil prices this year with little success.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2024
Beijing is going to be able to go after more and different types of targets, do greater damage and have more options for multiple rounds of counterstrikes, the official said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) uncovered Jamie's scheme and began plotting her own brutal counterstrike.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Between Friday and Monday, during which Israel launched a measured counterstrike in Iran, the price for a barrel of oil tumbled $4.
OPEC has tried to establish a floor for oil prices this year with little success.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterstrike
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Towards the end of the 1-0 win granted by Arda Guler’s early strike, the Frenchman went to the turf after trying to start a counterattack but clashing with the opposite team’s player Luis Milla.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their effects range from healing hit points (HP) upon a successful counterattack to being able to attack twice in a row, but damage output is cut in half.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Counterstrike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrike. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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