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What does counterpointed mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint
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Thomas' article, counterpointed by a more persuasive discourse by security consultant Martin, seems to be soapbox oratory on behalf of the company.
On Crumb, Crunch introduces a simple melody counterpointed immediately by a static-like underpinning.
Realism was counterpointed by forms of pluralism that potentially offered a much richer view.
In the first movement the oboe introduces the melody, quasi-ironic in its soupy neo-Romanticism, almost crass except that it avoids predictability, and is counterpointed.
This proves a wise move, as the sheer weirdness of the story is counterpointed by Jonze's naturalistic approach.
Thankfully this is counterpointed by some genuinely tender moments, particularly from Jason Donovan as Tick.

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