as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
after countless strikes and counterstrikes, the positions of both armies remained essentially unchanged
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Iran’s leaders likely saw themselves as having only bad choices: stand by and lose both what was left of its diminishing deterrence as an adversary and credibility as an ally, or enter the fray once more despite the risk of an even greater counterstrike from Israel.
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Such talk has alarmed U.S. officials, who have reportedly urged Israel to avoid nuclear installations and assets in any counterstrike.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The 1982 war was nearer in conception to the kind of counterstrike Mr. Bennett is advocating.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
The increasing strikes and counterstrikes have raised fears of all-out war, even as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza and tries to negotiate the release of scores of hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
—Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Such talk has alarmed U.S. officials, who have reportedly urged Israel to avoid nuclear installations and assets in any counterstrike.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The 1982 war was nearer in conception to the kind of counterstrike Mr. Bennett is advocating.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
The increasing strikes and counterstrikes have raised fears of all-out war, even as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza and tries to negotiate the release of scores of hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
—Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Counterstrike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstrike. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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