as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday
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However, Republicans have been able to keep their margins in the state's vast rural expanses large enough to offset Democrats' advantage in North Carolina's more urban areas.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Cook tossed five touchdown passes against Roosevelt in the Lancers’ playoff opener, threw six in Tuesday’s quarterfinal victory over Corona del Mar and added three more Saturday to offset two interceptions.Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Prepare for Worker Disputes: Employers and their vendors should implement processes to allow workers to contest and correct inaccuracies in these reports.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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That’s a sign of growth and opens the door for such lapses to be corrected in real time, if not eliminated all together.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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And in a matchup that was expected to be relatively even, the Dodgers already have neutralized a few of the Yankees’ biggest strengths.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the first wave, Israeli jets neutralized radar and air defense systems in Syria and Iraq, clearing a safe corridor for the next phase.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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