counterstroke

Definition of counterstrokenext

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Noun
  • When the body can't cool itself by sweating, dehydration and overheating become more likely and heat stroke becomes a possibility, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Learn to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The family opted instead for a grill and small fridge, with a wood counter built around it to give a cohesive look.
    Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Line dance at lunch The line inside Boss Hog on Tuesday stretched from the ordering counter to the entrance, which isn’t saying much since, according to Catawba County property records, the entire building is about 1,200 square feet.
    Evan Moore July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • So far, the Democrat has landed some counterpunches.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • Their strategy starts with a counterpunch, often over cable news or social media.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Regardless of motive, the proposals that have come out of MLB’s New York headquarters have been vast and aggressive, and have landed with a thud in both clubhouses around the league, and with people who cover the sport for a living.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud.
    Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Like a take on a classic Timberland boot, the shoe was a wheat color with dark brown cuff accents creating a tiered look.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • His cuffs and chains were removed and a few minutes later he was pronounced dead, according to the family.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors say Samuel Machado used his badge to stay one step ahead of the law, claiming more than 11 million pounds of explosives were moved through the Esparto property over the last decade.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
    John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Maradona, for his part, repeatedly backheeled the ball while sprinting at full pelt, leaving England defenders unsure whether to follow the player or the ball.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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