as in move
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of countermove
Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade.
—
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Court countermoves so far this week: A federal judge in Boston extended his block on the Trump administration’s deadline for more than 2 million federal employees to accept a controversial buyout.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for countermove
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Court countermoves so far this week: A federal judge in Boston extended his block on the Trump administration’s deadline for more than 2 million federal employees to accept a controversial buyout.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for countermove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
Noun
-
The move will likely escalate political tensions between the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Democrats in Congress denounced the federal government overruling an individual state's decision, along with Republicans rule-skirting legislative approach.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
-
The move is also likely to prompt a legal challenge.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
But are the rare earth export controls part of China’s countermeasures to U.S. tariffs?—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
-
Under these circumstances, seizing Russia’s sovereign assets is a legitimate countermeasure.—
WALLY ADEYEMO,
Foreign Affairs,
21 May 2025
Noun
-
To be fair, the genre’s shift from rollicking to restrained may also have to do with how memoirs’ factuality is now so regularly challenged.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
-
This quote from Sequel cofounder and CMO Amanda Calabrese captures a long-overdue shift in brand thinking.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
-
The first funerals with caissons will be limited to troops killed in action, recipients of the Medal of Honor or Prisoner of War Medal and high-ranking service members.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
-
The reckless teenager whose actions cost the life of a dear friend?—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
-
The first act unrolls the settings and characters that dominate Mahnaz’s life and work.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
-
The act of learning and surpassing expectations has its own intrinsic value.—
Nicole Kim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
-
The proceedings would eventually inspire the play and the movie Inherit the Wind.—
Dan Falk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
Noun
-
While San Diego police banned the carotid restraint, the lawsuit alleges the department did not take steps to address the risks of holding people facedown.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
-
Trump's administration took steps to remove protections for thousands of Afghan refugees earlier this month, asking them to self-deport and officially terminating their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) amid an ongoing immigration crackdown.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
-
Despite the big doings at the Garden, Ion’s opening slate is formidable, as the network tips off its season with the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings in the 7:30 p.m. ET window, followed by the franchise premiere of the Golden State Valkyries in the late slot.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 May 2025
-
Digging the United States out of this mess will take some doing.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share