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as in offsetting
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 counteracting
Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Round mirrors create a gentle flow, Ruff explains, counteracting all the sharp angles in a minimalist bathroom.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
This force pushes outward, counteracting the inward pull of gravity.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
History and development Naltrexone is a semisynthetic heteropentacyclic compound developed in the mid-20th century during efforts to create medications capable of counteracting the effects of opioid substances.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
Anecdotally, schools with bell-to-bell bans report livelier lunchtime conversations, and some research suggests that time and distance are critical for counteracting phones’ addictive tendencies.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Upon learning about the technique, Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden realized this has been her secret to counteracting dryness all along.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Potassium is an essential mineral that helps maintain healthy blood pressure by counteracting the water-retention effects of sodium.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Once vibrations are detected, the system intelligently recalibrates the positioning of the lens elements in real-time, effectively counteracting the effects of movement.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
As America’s territory grew larger, the telegraph in effect made the country smaller, counteracting the slow communications the Founders had counted on.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Round mirrors create a gentle flow, Ruff explains, counteracting all the sharp angles in a minimalist bathroom.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
This force pushes outward, counteracting the inward pull of gravity.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
History and development Naltrexone is a semisynthetic heteropentacyclic compound developed in the mid-20th century during efforts to create medications capable of counteracting the effects of opioid substances.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
Anecdotally, schools with bell-to-bell bans report livelier lunchtime conversations, and some research suggests that time and distance are critical for counteracting phones’ addictive tendencies.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Upon learning about the technique, Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden realized this has been her secret to counteracting dryness all along.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Potassium is an essential mineral that helps maintain healthy blood pressure by counteracting the water-retention effects of sodium.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Once vibrations are detected, the system intelligently recalibrates the positioning of the lens elements in real-time, effectively counteracting the effects of movement.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteracting
Adjective
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On Saturday night, John McGinn deflected a shot off an opposing defender and past goalkeeper Johny Placide in the 28th minute, and Scotland defeated Haiti 1-0 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.—
Ken Powtak,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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John McGinn deflected a shot off an opposing defender and past goalkeeper Johny Placide in the 28th minute, and Scotland defeated Haiti 1-0 in Group C of the World Cup on Saturday at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Verb
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New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has been determined to avoid offsetting the costs on to taxpayers, and unsuccessfully called for FIFA to help share the cost burden, and Mamdani sympathizes with her position.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Its shining achievement was the 1988 passage of Proposition 98, a constitutional guarantee of state support for elementary, high school and community college education, offsetting the decline of local property taxes from Proposition 13 a decade earlier.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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County election officials have received conflicting advice about how to count votes in case the legislature fails to extend the deadline or implement a new voting system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Yet decades of conflicting messages about hormone therapy have left many women uncertain about what to believe.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Instead of relying solely on direct impact, the sensor increases the chances of neutralizing fast-moving drones by triggering the rocket at the optimal moment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Aparacio agrees that disinfecting wipes and phones in particular are not compatible, and comments that wipes can actually damage the fingerprint-resistant coating on the outside of your phone.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Authorities initially identified him as Somali before later correcting his nationality to Sudanese.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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From the non-competing tier, there’s a few teams who absolutely spent in the 2026 draft, no shade here.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The voter response to Measure A should send a strong contrary message.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Still, this is a contrary call.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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“Counteracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteracting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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