counteraggression

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Noun
  • The Israeli counterassault over the last few days has killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip including seven children and four women, according to the U.N. humanitarian office.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • In 1943: Soviet forces were able to stop the German Eastern front offensive in a counterattack at Kursk in southwest Russia.
    DAILY BRIEFING, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • Trump mocks Iran’s counterattack The president, who has racked up a number of foreign policy victories in recent weeks, took time during Thursday’s event to poke fun at Iran for its response to U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities last month.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant was a favorite hangout of the Gilbert Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • And given that the English top flight jumped above the Bundesliga for the number of direct attacks per game last season, players who can be decisive at speed will continue to command premium prices.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • What followed was a bold counteroffensive that would become recognized as one of the most successful operations in Indian military history.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • Russia has captured some territory in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine has conducted counteroffensives with mixed results.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The charges stem from an ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center earlier this month.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
  • But in a motion last week, Lively’s team objected to that location, saying that Baldoni’s lawyers were setting up a media ambush, in which Lively would be besieged by paparazzi on her way in and out.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Last season, among QBs with at least 300 pass attempts, Rodgers had the NFL’s worst EPA per dropback against the blitz (-0.19) and was sacked ninth-most (40).
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • Notting Hill Carnival is going to be using live facial recognition this August in an attempt to identify criminals attending the world-famous event.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Both cited trade deadline aggression from general manager Brian Cashman as their reason for picking the Yankees.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
  • Gone is the bulky cladding, revealing the raw aggression of the Wilbers chassis, boxer engine, and extra-long swingarm.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2025
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“Counteraggression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggression. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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