How to Use countermovement in a Sentence
countermovement
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As light pollution climbs, so, too, does a countermovement to curb it.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
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In more recent years, though, there has been a countermovement to restore Paul to a more credible Hellenistic context.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Could the results in Oklahoma further indicate a brewing countermovement?
—Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 June 2026
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Ann and her kin are drawn to a religious community that has separated themselves from both the Church of England and the burgeoning countermovement known as the Methodists.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
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But there’s a countermovement in the show, the People Power Revolution that gains momentum after the assassination of Nimoy.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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