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counterstatement

[koun-ter-steyt-muhnt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌsteɪt mənt /
NOUN
rejoinder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rebuttal repartee retort
STRONG
comeback confutation counterargument countercharge counterclaim defense response return wisecrack
WEAK
counteraccusation
Antonyms
STRONG
question request

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Billy did not reply, but for a time tempers boiled in statements and counterstatements between Nigerian Christian and Nigerian Moslem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Congress and the public, confused by statements and counterstatements from on high, also had a right to demand that the JCS get together.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even the chief of MOSSAD, Israel's intelligence agency, felt constrained to lament the "devil's dance of public statements and counterstatements."

From Time Magazine Archive

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