counterstroke

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Noun
  • Despite going low, Spieth sits six strokes behind Jake Knapp who shot a historic 59.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The recent death of Irv Gotti from stroke complications also highlights the dangers.
    Taayoo Murray, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Arakawa’s body was found on the bathroom floor, beside a counter with pills scattered about, while the 95-year-old Hackman was found collapsed on the floor of another room in the house.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Various pills were scattered on a counter, and a space heater was on the floor next to her, according to a search warrant affidavit.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • At one point, the No. 15 Tigers led by 11 and appeared to be taking control before Tennessee responded with a counterpunch.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The film stars the gifted André Holland as a theater performer who becomes an amnesiac after suffering a violent blow to the head.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The loss was a big blow for the Kings, who played well without two starters but ultimately squandered an opportunity to move ahead of the Clippers for seventh in the Western Conference playoff race.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Videos from the festival shared on social media showed violent brawls, women throwing haymakers and wrestling with each other, and piles of trash growing on the beach.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Of course, Barkley delivered haymakers in the form of a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a 78-yard touchdown run in the fourth at a time when Hurts was less effective while hobbled by a knee injury.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The bit ended with a thud, but the thud didn’t end the bit.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Wall Street concluded an already softer week with a thud Friday after the December jobs report came in much hotter than expected.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Striking gold necklaces and cuffs, plus statement earrings from jewelry designers and photos of outfits from the 1960s and '70s next to modern portraits taken on the streets in Lagos are on also display.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The white ensemble featured elasticated waistband and cuffs.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Arsenal’s Leno had just blocked from Christian Eriksen, but the ball was headed out to Moussa Sissoko who thwacked it full pelt from the edge of the box.
    Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Soon, Siberian fur traders were trapping and harvesting pelts in the Aleutian Islands and around the island of Kodiak off Alaska’s southern coast.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Counterstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstroke. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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