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Recent Examples of countercurrent
At the same time, a countercurrent is gaining momentum—one rooted in indigenous knowledge systems, farmer autonomy, and land stewardship.
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Key features include a sun deck, with a large pool with countercurrent jets and a Jacuzzi, and five balconies and sea terraces, one of which connects to a lower deck guest cabin.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
The arrangement functions as a countercurrent heat exchanger, warming blood in the veins and cooling blood in the arteries.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Similarly underdeveloped is any discussion of countercurrents from the right, which underwent its own midcentury cultural and intellectual renaissance.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
And with it, there emerged an acid countercurrent.
—David Van Biema, Time, 31 Dec. 2022
These birds rely on what’s called a countercurrent exchange to keep their feet from freezing.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
Everything down to a layer of fat under their paw pads to keep their feet from freezing and a specialized circulatory mechanism called a countercurrent heat exchanger.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
While tech venture funding falters and big tech companies contract, a countercurrent is pushing new kinds of technology into the global economy, promising a paroxysm of productivity unseen since the advent of the Internet.
—Sylvain Duranton, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Key features include a sun deck, with a large pool with countercurrent jets and a Jacuzzi, and five balconies and sea terraces, one of which connects to a lower deck guest cabin.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
The arrangement functions as a countercurrent heat exchanger, warming blood in the veins and cooling blood in the arteries.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Similarly underdeveloped is any discussion of countercurrents from the right, which underwent its own midcentury cultural and intellectual renaissance.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
And with it, there emerged an acid countercurrent.
—David Van Biema, Time, 31 Dec. 2022
These birds rely on what’s called a countercurrent exchange to keep their feet from freezing.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
Everything down to a layer of fat under their paw pads to keep their feet from freezing and a specialized circulatory mechanism called a countercurrent heat exchanger.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2023
While tech venture funding falters and big tech companies contract, a countercurrent is pushing new kinds of technology into the global economy, promising a paroxysm of productivity unseen since the advent of the Internet.
—Sylvain Duranton, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countercurrent
Noun
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This average hid an important countertrend.—
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2023
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Yet as Andrés Spokoiny, president and CEO of the Jewish Funders Network, explains, NJPS also gave rise to a countertrend: deliberate policies of welcoming and attracting intermarried families.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
sun-sentinel.com,
11 May 2021
Noun
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Two American singers are also making their Opera Neo debuts, tenor Tyrese Byrd (Ubaldo) and soprano Katherine Malone (Zelmira).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams played the venue too.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
Noun
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This region is among the nation's most prone to flash flooding, known for its propensity for fast and furious flooding when extreme rain falls, Alan Gerard, CEO of weather consulting company Balanced Weather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The band played straightforward modern rock in the vein of Three Doors Down except for the occasional propensity to get legitimately heavy (with decidedly less family-friendly lyrics).—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Such sadness is the stealthy undercurrent of Lunch Dances.—
Brian Schaefer
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Good news: amidst the badge-waving and VIP wristband wielding, there's a glorious undercurrent of free events waiting to be discovered.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley who specializes in digital forensics, said government communication habits need to change.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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After all, everyone has their own unique space, items, routines, and habits.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
Noun
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When developing her breakthrough eye mask—the first beauty brand to create a custom shape that went viral—Crawley did not chase trends.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Devin and Katie's father, Guy Gaudreau — who walked his daughter down the aisle — both sported custom suits by J.F. Bedard from Glorius Custom that had photos of Johnny and Matthew inside the jacket lining.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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But there is plenty of story left on the table for the Buckleys, who are only now getting their footing in the undertow of the coastal criminal element.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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In a statement, Gov. Jared Polis blamed policy from Washington, D.C., for creating an undertow on Colorado’s economy.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Countercurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countercurrent. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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