as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection
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Recent Examples of counteract
Additionally, the Fed can’t use a rate hike to counteract the price shock from the sudden jump in tariffs.
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Josh Fellman, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025
Taking digestive enzymes in supplement form can counteract this decline and help your body adjust to a healthier diet.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Anti-inflammatory effects: Physical activity helps counteract neuroinflammation, a key driver of neurodegeneration, Kyeremanteng noted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
But in early April, Canada also faced Trump's reciprocal tariffs aimed at raising U.S. tariffs to match other countries' rates and counteract non-tariff barriers.
—David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Josh Fellman, Quartz, 5 Mar. 2025
Taking digestive enzymes in supplement form can counteract this decline and help your body adjust to a healthier diet.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Anti-inflammatory effects: Physical activity helps counteract neuroinflammation, a key driver of neurodegeneration, Kyeremanteng noted.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
But in early April, Canada also faced Trump's reciprocal tariffs aimed at raising U.S. tariffs to match other countries' rates and counteract non-tariff barriers.
—David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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For those who don’t know, the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for people who received pensions from jobs that didn’t pay into Social Security.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Such partnerships can also help offset the production costs of videos.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
21 Mar. 2025
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These tests only focus on measuring antibody activity that would directly neutralize the bird flu virus.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, tea tree extract and lavender oil soothe inflammation, while clover flower extract provides antioxidant benefits and neutralizes free radical damage to improve overall skin texture.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
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The station was damaged after its launch, forcing NASA to delay launching the crew and to map out and practice procedures for correcting Skylab’s problems.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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This is a company that after several years of underperformance has finally corrected its issues, but which the Street is not yet ready to trust.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Counteract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteract. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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