as in opposes
to strive to reduce or eliminate
efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country
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as in offsets
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
strong moral guidance at home is the best counter to the pernicious allure of popular culture
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as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
her version of the domestic dispute was almost the exact counter of what actually happened
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Recent Examples of counters
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
Jesse Plemons leans into unhinged intensity, while Emma Stone counters with calculated control.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
This is the first randomized clinical evidence suggesting moderate coffee consumption may protect against the return of AF – a result that counters decades of conventional advice to avoid caffeine for people with irregular heart rhythms.
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2026
Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, counters the effect of opioids so that a person who is overdosing doesn’t stop breathing.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, testifying Wednesday before a Senate committee, said the regulatory body is not an independent government agency — a position that counters his previous public statements and the office’s own website.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
The union counters that funding spent on outsourcing services could and should be redirected to help meet their demands.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
To Burry's charge that customers are overstating the useful lives of Nvidia's graphics processing units in order to justify runaway capital expenditures, Nvidia counters that its customers depreciate GPUs over four to six years based on real-world longevity and utilization patterns.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department counters that legal principle is for governmental agencies, not for the president.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams had the perfect counters for Minnesota’s defense.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
According to Thomas Borcherding, owner of Homestar Design Remodel, these counters are now proving difficult to balance in real homes.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Plus, knife-specific ones cover the blades to protect your hands while keeping your counters clear of bulky knife blocks.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
Focus on high-visibility, high-touch areas like kitchen counters, tables, glass, faucets, and sinks.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
Damp Items Washcloths, dish towels, loofahs, and wet sponges should never be left on the counters.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
From the counters to the cabinets and the pantry, the kitchen is one of the most clutter-prone rooms in the house.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
The defense counters that there was also a flashing light.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Holding Liat is the rare film that counters polarization by reaching the hearts of viewers regardless of their sympathies toward Israel or Palestine.
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Accessibility There’s a wheelchair accessible ramp at The Pointe Restaurant, and elevators for access to all public areas and guestrooms with specific rooms featuring lower counters and accessible showers and balconies.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for counters
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Roarke LaCoursiere, with the Indiana Catholic Conference, said the organization opposes the bill because while its members stand with the victims and their families, the death penalty doesn’t bring about justice.—
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The governor rightly opposes raising nation-leading personal income taxes but may be cracking open the door to raising business or other taxes to respond to federal cuts.—
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Houses have been being built here since the early 1900s, and so there's different offsets.—
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Carbon offsets in sports are also in the news, with scandals erupting around them in connection with sports from FIFA’s 2022 World Cup to basketball’s LA Clippers.—
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To me, the best friends to hang out with are those that, despite our commonality, are opposites of me in some ways as well.—
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Authoritarianism and libertarianism are commonly thought of as opposites—two poles on a political spectrum.—
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Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.—
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Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s shift from a market darling to a serious underperformer has set the stage for a transitional 2026 as the Danish drugmaker fights to regain investor confidence in its weight loss business.—
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
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Millions of people who sometimes pay off their balances could also face new restrictions, the group said.—
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The Last Gift Study, launched in 2017, combats that issue by conducting an autopsy immediately after a patient’s death.—
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Fit was prioritized on the upper, which combats wrinkles at the toe box and hosts a better lacing system and a new heel sling.—
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
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These are not radical demands, but overdue correctives necessary for restoring public trust in higher education.—
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“Counters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counters. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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