as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a hearty dinner might counterbalance missing lunch
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They may also be withheld and used to offset unpaid child support or past due federal debts, including student loans.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025 -
That’s because the federal-state health care program for the poor is on the chopping block among many Republicans who cannot enact the president’s ambitious budget agenda without also subtracting some big dollars to offset the costs of lowering taxes and paying for Trump priorities.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The threat has now been neutralized.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Proteins that were treated continued to be fluorescent, indicating that our thiol polymer neutralized the free radical and protected the protein.—
Aaron Priester,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2025
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The network soon corrected that reporting to indicate that the suspect had not come across the border.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Counterbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterbalanced. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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