countermove
Example Sentences
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A countermove by Russia to send weapons to North Korea would be “one of the worst scenarios,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
An opponent can defeat even the most powerful pokémon with a well-timed countermove or by whittling down health through a status effect, ruining an hours-long run.
From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022
Move is followed by countermove: Merlin becomes a walrus, Mim becomes an elephant, and Merlin finds the perfect solution to the threat:
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2021
The Pac-12, Scott said, “loves being 12,” and wasn’t seriously considering making any countermove had the Big-12 expanded.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2016
Between us and them it is a never-ending series of move and countermove, check and counter-check.
From Okewood of the Secret Service by Williams, Valentine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.