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- noun A
surge opposing an earlier surge.
Etymologies
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Examples
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According to a former Kabul mayor who stays in touch with his old colleagues, there's a fierce debate among the top leadership in Pakistan over whether to meet the U.S. reinforcements with a Taliban countersurge, as Zakir might prefer, or whether it's wiser to pull back to more defensible positions and expect to fight another day, as Baradar often advised.
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There is something lulling and hypnotic in the rhythmic procession of images, while the soundtrack is a countersurge of accumulating dread.
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Indiana's revival came from a nervous night spent on the edge, surge and countersurge, with the Pacers looking up at the clock, hoping there was enough lead to last, hoping there was enough fire within them to last, for they had begun with such urgency.
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This game was, in fact, a game of surge and countersurge throughout.
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The countersurge from this coast will match Waxman with Sen. Barbara Boxer, the California Democrat who heads that chamber's panel that deals with the environment.
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There is something lulling and hypnotic in the rhythmic procession of images, while the soundtrack is a countersurge of accumulating dread. "
GreenCine Daily 2009
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