counterweight
noun
coun·ter·weight
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌwāt 
: an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
counterweight
transitive verb
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Examples of counterweight in a Sentence
The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
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Indeed, PBMs are a natural counterweight to big drug companies that typically charge whatever the market can bear for their products.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Antonio García—racing yacht engineer and uncle to Gazelle founder Jon Salazar—devised a dynamic floating platform with anchor lines attached to the seabed, accompanied by a counterweight that balances the platform in rough seas.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Despite these denials, the alliance between the two nations is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to Western influence in the region and beyond.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Intended as a counterweight to NATO, the organization is based on a principle that an attack against one member should be perceived as an attack against all.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Antonio García—racing yacht engineer and uncle to Gazelle founder Jon Salazar—devised a dynamic floating platform with anchor lines attached to the seabed, accompanied by a counterweight that balances the platform in rough seas.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Despite these denials, the alliance between the two nations is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to Western influence in the region and beyond.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Intended as a counterweight to NATO, the organization is based on a principle that an attack against one member should be perceived as an attack against all.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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counterweight
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coun·ter·weight
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