as in combatting
to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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Recent Examples of countering
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Cena evened the score at 2-2 by countering the calf crusher into an AA.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
This step shows Taipei’s increasing focus on countering Chinese missile and aircraft threats using local and imported systems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Economists largely expect the yuan to strengthen to 7 against the greenback by the end of this year as Beijing focuses on countering deflation and bolstering growth.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Three years later, Bronshteyn’s team again offered to settle, requesting $600,000 in addition to legal fees, which the department rejected without countering, the decision said.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Nuclear power is also an important avenue for countering the geopolitical influence of Russia and China.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Sustaining change requires acknowledging its toll and actively countering it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These companies have recently advocated for a cohesive national robotics strategy, with an eye to countering China’s growing success in the field.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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The United States says its Caribbean operations are aimed at countering narcotics trafficking.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for countering
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Republican Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is resigning to lead a new conservative organization committed to opposing teachers' unions.—
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Miami has rarely forced opposing offenses into difficult third-down snaps, which doesn’t allow defenders to pin their ears back and hunt the quarterback without fear of a run.—
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But instead of fighting my body and losing, now my body and I fight together against our enemy, anxiety.—
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Meghan and Harry might be fighting constantly over her Netflix show With Love, Meghan.—
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There are conflicting reports about the actual sum of money, though it is believed to be around $100 million.—
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While there are conflicting opinions about skinny jeans, loose-fitting denim is having a moment thanks to its laidback look and comfortable feel for lounging and going out.—
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Which is why some researchers combatting Lyme disease in the Wolverine State are now feeding deer treats to suburban whitetails.—
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So far, the expenses for combating the fire is $2,429,998.—
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
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Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.—
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Zelenskyy has been resistant to that idea.—
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Carolina jessamine is fast-growing and resistant to deer browsing.—
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The current chaotic geopolitical landscape fuels contrary trends in the South Caucasus.—
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Civil discourse is the foundation of our republic and contrary opinions and freedom of expression are two of the pillars on which our nation was founded.—
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“Countering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countering. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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