Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To set in contrast, opposition, or balance.
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- verb To act as a
counterweight ; tocounterbalance .
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- verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
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Examples
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It forms a "counterpose" to just about any pose that consists of a forward bend, and in particular, to Adho Mukka Svanasana, or as it is more commonly known, "Downward Facing Dog Pose, or" Downdog ", which is the pose in which the body forms the shape of an upside down" V ", with the feet and hands on the ground and the butt in the air).
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It forms a "counterpose" to just about any pose that consists of a forward bend, and in particular, to Adho Mukka Svanasana, or as it is more commonly known, "Downward Facing Dog Pose, or" Downdog ", which is the pose in which the body forms the shape of an upside down" V ", with the feet and hands on the ground and the butt in the air).
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It has been common to counterpose a greater focus on humanitarian assistance as an alternative to the war policy we are currently pursuing.
Robert Naiman: Linda Polman on "Afghaniscam": Is U.S. "Aid" Making Things Worse? 2010
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It has been common to counterpose a greater focus on humanitarian assistance as an alternative to the war policy we are currently pursuing.
Robert Naiman: Linda Polman on "Afghaniscam": Is U.S. "Aid" Making Things Worse? 2010
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It has been common to counterpose a greater focus on humanitarian assistance as an alternative to the war policy we are currently pursuing.
Robert Naiman: Linda Polman on "Afghaniscam": Is U.S. "Aid" Making Things Worse? 2010
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It has been common to counterpose a greater focus on humanitarian assistance as an alternative to the war policy we are currently pursuing.
Robert Naiman: Linda Polman on "Afghaniscam": Is U.S. "Aid" Making Things Worse? 2010
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Against pointlessness and futility, Bellow strove to counterpose what Augie calls “the universal eligibility to be noble” — the battle to overcome not just ghetto conditions but also ghetto psychoses.
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Against pointlessness and futility, Bellow strove to counterpose what Augie calls “the universal eligibility to be noble” — the battle to overcome not just ghetto conditions but also ghetto psychoses.
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Against pointlessness and futility, Bellow strove to counterpose what Augie calls “the universal eligibility to be noble” — the battle to overcome not just ghetto conditions but also ghetto psychoses.
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To counterpose the situation for another: Employing built-in aerogel cameras, adverts designed to appeal specifically to the young, female, and middle-to-upper-class zeroed in on her repeatedly.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Sagramanda - Alan Dean Foster Blue Tyson 2009
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