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
In Ukraine, extensive Russian minefields laid along Ukraine’s southern front lines significantly slowed a summer counteroffensive launched by Ukraine in 2023.
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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
By late summer, Zelenskyy's forces had begun their own counteroffensive into Kursk, a Russian border region, a surprise move that put Moscow on its back foot.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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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
By late summer, Zelenskyy's forces had begun their own counteroffensive into Kursk, a Russian border region, a surprise move that put Moscow on its back foot.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteroffensive
counterattack
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The counterattack also forced Israel to use its fighter jets to further target Iranian launch sites over the course of a 12-day war that cost Israel hundreds of millions of dollars a day.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Either initiating or finishing breaks, set pieces and counterattacks, the 5-foot-8½ veteran of six European leagues often did it with aplomb.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Counteroffensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteroffensive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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