counterplan

noun

Definition of counterplannext
as in counterstrategy

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Recent Examples of counterplan Trump’s 15-point-counterplan is equally maximalist, demanding a rollback of Iran’s nuclear program and the end of their funding proxies, according to Israel Channel 12. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterplan
  1. counterstrategy
  2. procedure
  3. proposal
  4. technique
  5. protocol
  6. tactic
  7. means
  8. idea
Noun
  • If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.
    — Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.
    — Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
Definition of counterstrategy
Noun
  • But the procedure had to be postponed because Banner refused to accept an $11,000 payment, close to what Medicare would pay for a similar procedure.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Stanton also reviewed Tennessee’s procedures after Lee called off a different execution in 2022 and found the state did not comply with its own lethal injection process.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of procedure
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  • We are told Hat Trick Mercurio (HTM), the production company Mercurio runs with Hat Trick founder Jimmy Mulville, has submitted a proposal with Mercurio attached as an executive producer.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, that proposal was shelved after securing consensus among Group of Seven nations to coordinate a joint strategic petroleum reserve release.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of proposal
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  • Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What is the best tooth brushing technique according to dentists?
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of technique
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  • The program is aware of the arrests, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said, and is following school protocol.
    — PJ Green October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The trade comes days after Jurgens entered concussion protocol after self-reporting concussion-like symptoms following the Eagles' Week 4 loss to the Rams.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of protocol
Noun
  • After taking down such accounts, companies would write reports and researchers (including us) would publish analyses to explain the evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures of online influence campaigns.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Five of the six apps used tactics to stop users leaving (in just over a third of goodbyes).
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of tactic
Noun
  • Certifying a council as fair means comparing it against every possible group of voters and every slate of candidates that group can claim.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the court could determine whether the person has the means to pay, Looney said.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • As Reynolds notes, this freedom cut against rock’s foundational idea of immediacy, the direct communication of feeling between artist and audience.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, Buddhism introduced ideas of reincarnation and karmic retribution, linking a person's fate after death to their actions in life.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of idea

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“Counterplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterplan. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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