as in rebuttal
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Recent Examples of counterargument
One of the most prominent counterarguments comes from Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which suggests that governments issuing their own currency can never run out of money.
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Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The counterargument is that by allowing its drivers to race each other McLaren risks dropping points, which admittedly was not the case in Miami.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But one counterargument stands out clear and clean.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The counterargument is that by allowing its drivers to race each other McLaren risks dropping points, which admittedly was not the case in Miami.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
But one counterargument stands out clear and clean.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterargument
Noun
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This is only part of a rumor rebuttal, dismissing the Instagram theory.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The trial reached an explosive climax as Comey rested her rebuttal.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Every American Girl has the same problems to overcome, and that’s a clear refutation of a progressivist view of history.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.—
Lisa Feldman Barrett,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2022
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Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.—
Dylan Taylor-Lehman,
Popular Mechanics,
13 May 2021
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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterargument. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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