cancel (out)

as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment

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Verb
  • The increase is attributed to higher sales volume and acquisitions, partially offset by price deflation in some commodity categories.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Jarmond, 45, will be owed the full amount of his remaining contract if he is terminated without cause, though that amount would be offset by compensation received from future employment.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 6, the same day as publication, to correct the spelling of Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux’s name.
    Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
  • If the previous sentence weren’t true, then always forward-looking U.S. (and global) stock markets would have already corrected in a way that would that would make 1929, 1987 and 2008 seem tame by comparison.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The first peel sweeps away dead skin, oil, and impurities, while the second peel neutralizes and nourishes with anti-aging ingredients, leaving your skin irresistibly smooth.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Cancel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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