counterblast
Americannoun
noun
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an aggressive response to a verbal attack
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a blast that counteracts another
Etymology
Origin of counterblast
Example Sentences
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We can also expect the beginning of a counterblast of speeches, editorials and comments from those in charge of the CIA at the time attacking the Congressional report.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2014
But always with that original note hanging in the air, as both counterblast and guiding horn.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 6, 2014
In each case the manager risked a counterblast from the supporters but pressed on anyway, sure of his ground, sure that United would always outlast any individual and could renew themselves.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
For Christian apologists, it was a welcome counterblast to recent antireligious best sellers like “God Is Not Great” by , “The God Delusion” by and “Letter to a Christian Nation” by .
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2010
He had brought the counterblast with him—six sheets of foolscap, with all the t's uncrossed—and insisted on signing it with his own name.
From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
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