counterplan

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Recent Examples of counterplan Also in the news: The trial between Fox News and a voting machine company begins today and Republicans have yet to release a counterplan to the Biden administration's budget proposal. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
Noun
  • For a while, one male strategy may dominate, and one female counterstrategy dominates as well.
    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
Noun
  • Both organizations emphasized improvements made to welfare systems and reporting procedures since 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine, and again in 2020 when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The proposal reportedly attracted interest in Caracas but clashed with Rubio’s diplomatic approach, spurring confusion among officials in both countries.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
  • In February 2024, Tripadvisor announced the formation of a special committee to evaluate proposals for potential transactions.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • New leaders should effectively practice techniques to regulate these emotions.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Baby Hope's case was officially reopened in 2019 after a technique called genetic genealogy proved successful in cracking long-term unsolved cases like the 1988 murder of April Marie Tinsley The process involves using public DNA databases to find close family members of an unknown person.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Require them to meet strict cybersecurity protocols, report breaches promptly and enforce robust multi-factor authentication.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The city is using voice over internet protocol instead of landlines, greatly reducing costs.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Help desks must be trained to recognize manipulation and resist pressure tactics.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • In 2020, New York State Attorney General Letitia James cleared Rivera of criminal culpability but raised questions about the police tactics in this case.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Like fellow venture capitalist David Sacks — a tech adviser to Trump — and Tesla, X and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Maguire has used social media to broadcast right-wing ideas and attack ideological foes.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
  • Just as the fish rise to the surface when the water is calm, your best ideas may surface when your mind is tranquil and wandering during an evening shower.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 July 2025

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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