COUNTERINFLUENCES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

counterinfluences

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variants or counter-influences

plural of counterinfluence

as in influences

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Noun

The result is, literally, a mash-up of everything about the couple’s style, taste, backgrounds, and influences.

— Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026
Bowie was an admirer or German Expressionism, dating back to his years in Berlin in the ’70s, and also of School of London artists Leon Kossoff and Frank Auerbach — the influences of which can all be seen in his own work.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of influences

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However, the model’s final hardware requirements, downloadable weights, and independent benchmark results were not publicly available at the time of the announcement.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
During its original heyday, the Alite series dipped to weights below 400 lb (181 kg) and was even popular for motorcycle camping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of weights

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All animal pull events were canceled on Saturday and Sunday for the safety of the animals and their equipment, and all tractor and truck pulls were canceled for Saturday.

— Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Ferguson Home specializes in the kinds of pulls and knobs that will have guests inquiring about the finishes rather than the furniture itself.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulls

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Writing the song for the end credits gave me a chance to return to the world of ‘Wildwood’ in a different way.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Her credits include Black-ish and its spinoff Mixed-ish, as well as Will & Grace, Happy Endings and Ugly Betty.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of credits

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Arrange the buns, cut sides down, on the hot surface of the skillet or griddle to toast and soak up those good juices, about 2 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
More recently, the subsidiary opened Daybright, which serves coffees, smoothies, juices and doughnuts — but no chicken sandwiches or waffle fries.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of juices

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Federal authorities said he was arrested on Tuesday and distributed a photo of the man in handcuffs.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Ballard, who was arrested in a civilian district while off duty, will remain in the custody of the Japanese authorities.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

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