as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn
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Recent Examples of counteroffensive
That rhetoric softened again when Ukraine's next counteroffensive, in the summer of 2023, got mired in minefields and faltered.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In Ukraine, extensive Russian minefields laid along Ukraine’s southern front lines significantly slowed a summer counteroffensive launched by Ukraine in 2023.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
In recent months, as part of a vast counteroffensive, the army and militias allied with it have gradually reclaimed much of the north and east of the city.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The TikTok trend appears to be a strategic digital counteroffensive, giving Chinese producers a platform to reach U.S. consumers directly while sidestepping both tariffs and middlemen.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In Ukraine, extensive Russian minefields laid along Ukraine’s southern front lines significantly slowed a summer counteroffensive launched by Ukraine in 2023.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
In recent months, as part of a vast counteroffensive, the army and militias allied with it have gradually reclaimed much of the north and east of the city.
—New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The TikTok trend appears to be a strategic digital counteroffensive, giving Chinese producers a platform to reach U.S. consumers directly while sidestepping both tariffs and middlemen.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffensive
counterattack
Noun
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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
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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
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“Counteroffensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffensive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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