countercurrent

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Recent Examples of countercurrent And yet, there are signs of a countercurrent, with some newer listening options hinting at a more cohesive alternative. — Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025 Similarly underdeveloped is any discussion of countercurrents from the right, which underwent its own midcentury cultural and intellectual renaissance. — Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 The arrangement functions as a countercurrent heat exchanger, warming blood in the veins and cooling blood in the arteries. — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The perfumer is known for creating formulas that do not have many ingredients, running countercurrent to the way most fragrances are developed today. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for countercurrent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countercurrent
Noun
  • That warning has coincided with a countertrend, as consumers and collectors appear to place greater value on things made by human hands.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This countertrend strength comes within a multiyear downtrend, but the cyclical upmove appears to have staying power.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Part of its purpose, from the beginning, was not only to deliver new facts but to interpret ragged events for a nervous audience of relatively prosperous, largely white viewers who shared Wallace’s concern about the shape and tenor of the future.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than your sombre, sky-is-maybe-falling tone, try a more optimistic tenor.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Three in college, and four later, gambling with the delicate calibration that exists between a meager bone density—after four years of iron deficiency, amenorrhea, and a propensity for fracturing—and a need for running like breathing, like air.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Becker, who has a propensity for nabbing jump balls, played a key role in the Hoosiers' title run, including his six-catch, 126-yard performance against Ohio State last December.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That undercurrent of cynicism will be a challenge for Democrats and the Republicans, no matter which party controls Congress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Blauer Blauer hit Milan Fashion Week to introduce a new line sitting at the intersection of athleisure and sportswear with a glamour undercurrent.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These platforms aren’t necessarily focused on helping consumers build healthy financial habits to build long-term wealth; instead, they’re primarily focused on engagement and dopamine.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Many longtime residents have developed habits to calm their minds during these exceptional conditions — meditation, a dip in the ocean to trigger the calming mammalian dive response, support groups to talk through the pain.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Jalapeño is the first custom AI chip designed from the ground up by OpenAI and produced by Broadcom that’s specific to powering the LLM behind tools like ChatGPT and Codex.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This is a character study of everyone who was caught in the undertow, and a look at all of us — as a civilization, really.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More likely she was hooked by the subliminal stirrings and emotional undertow of the music.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Countercurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countercurrent. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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