counterattacker

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Noun
  • Last year, over 25 million people tuned in to watch the iconic predators.
    Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
  • But their population has exploded in recent decades due to fast reproduction and few natural predators.
    Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearly 35 years later, McVey sat in the front row at her rapist's execution, per The Washington Post.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continued on — Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson was busting rapists.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Brian guns down an assailant, but not before the latter stabs Joe in the head.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2025
  • The novel follows Jet, the daughter of a wealthy Vermont family who is brutally attacked one Halloween by an unknown assailant.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 22 July 2025
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“Counterattacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterattacker. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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