play
noun
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
counterplay
-
a word derived from
play.
Example Sentences
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It isn’t as if Google has become some sort of AI counterplay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Qb3 Qxa3, but what’s equally impressive is how Zatonskih doesn’t allow her higher-rated opponent a sniff of counterplay for the rest of the game; e.g.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
White gets some annoying queenside pressure and Black must scramble to gin up some kingside counterplay.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Black seeks counterplay on the a-file, but in the end only leaves himself exposed to White’s more powerful army: 21.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
For now no sky overhung him, no human agency opposed him, no counterplay of stress and strife thrilled his blood.
From Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England
