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  • noun Plural form of counterpoint.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoint.

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Examples

  • I'm no economic expert by any means (and I'll cheerfully entertain counterpoints from more experienced folks in the comments), but it looks like the global trends are pointing to a big fight for America in the near future - and alas, Mister Bush is spending money like a drunken sailor on Viagra buying hookers.

    Well, This Is Gonna Hurt 2004

  • The next few posts will include some quotable "counterpoints" to my own views, which I found in magazines I read at an airport.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • This post is part of a series of quotable "counterpoints" to my own views, which I found in magazines I read at an airport.

    Archive 2007-08-01 2007

  • Musical "counterpoints" were added throughout the ride to incorporate music from Disney films into the attraction's famous song.

    MousePlanet 2009

  • How are these examples even considered to be counterpoints???

    Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate 2010

  • From "It's a trap!" to the final explosion, this scene is awesome, and John Williams 'score counterpoints the action perfectly.

    Question of the Day: What Are The Coolest SF Space Battles You've Seen? 2010

  • A contemporary-minded potpourri might have basic counterpoints, rendered in fresh new ways—like a lightened, reinvented recipe.

    A New Whiff on Potpourri William L. Hamilton 2011

  • It would go on to become the highest-rated syndicated show of all time (a record I think it still holds but I could be wrong), and introduce stellar characters and new species to the Trek Universe, such as the near-omnipotent Q, the thief Vash, the amoral, capitalist Ferengi, and the purely collectivist Borg serving as counterpoints.

    14 « May « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009

  • From ballot measures to the economy to health issues to baseball — there are statistical points and counterpoints enough to confuse almost any topic.

    What “American Idol” Can Teach Us About Stats 2009

  • How are these examples even considered to be counterpoints???

    Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate 2010

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