counteraggression

noun

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as in counterassault

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  1. counterassault
  2. counterattack
  3. attack
  4. counteroffensive
  5. ambush
  6. assault
  7. attempt
  8. aggression
Noun
  • The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Another risk is that Russia’s invasion and the West’s financial counterassault could prove more economically disruptive than the pandemic.
    — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
Definition of counterassault
Noun
  • But just two minutes later, LAFC’s Armindo Sieb ripped a shot off a counterattack and Bouanga chipped home the rebound for his 18th goal in 30 MLS matches this season.
    — Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In Whangarei, Braxton Sorensen-McGee, who turns 20 on Monday, settled a 31-12 win by New Zealand against France with a 75-meter counterattack try with 10 minutes left on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of counterattack
Noun
  • In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The attack ads that exaggerate and lie about their opponents, without mentioning their myopic support for their dear leader whose baggage has destroyed America’s standing in the world, are astounding.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of attack
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  • Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, a Ukrainian counteroffensive drove the occupiers out.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of counteroffensive
Noun
  • The soldiers, aviation technicians with the Salvandoran army, were victims of a gang ambush on Sunday in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, while on their way back to camp after visiting a local supermarket.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Using that information to inform computer models, the scientists found that mosasaurs were skilled ambush predators built for a quick sneak attack.
    — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • Lula seized on these acts as meddling in the campaign, and as an assault on Brazilian sovereignty encouraged by the Bolsonaro family.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • All this was happening with a coincident and successful assault of affirmative action in higher education.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of assault
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  • Well, on Monday, Overshown put those doubts to rest by tying for the team lead with six tackles and recording a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter to thwart a Philadelphia comeback attempt.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Butker made his next attempt — a 50-yard field goal to cut the Seahawks’ lead to 13-3 late in the third quarter — before missing from 45 yards midway through the fourth.
    — Pete Sweeney October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of attempt
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  • Trump and Lee must restore deterrence, not reward Kim’s aggression, to avoid strategic and economic calamity.
    — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The aggression paid off as Kansas converted five fourth downs while improving to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of aggression
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