1
as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a pro-government rally that is intended to neutralize the antiwar demonstrations
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralize
But with Chopra since fired and the Trump Administration seemingly intent on dismantling the CFPB, the regulatory risk seems to be largely neutralized.
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
How to Clean Windows With Soap and Vinegar Adding Vinegar To Your Load Of Laundry
Using white vinegar in your laundry helps neutralize odors, remove mildew, stains, and mold, and acts as a natural fabric softener.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian air defenses, however, have been remarkably successful in neutralizing the large majority of those attacks, which is why Ukrainian civilian casualties have been decreasing.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Antioxidants protect cells from damage by neutralizing harmful substances called free radicals.5
Natural sugars also contain higher levels of vitamins and minerals than refined sugar.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
How to Clean Windows With Soap and Vinegar Adding Vinegar To Your Load Of Laundry
Using white vinegar in your laundry helps neutralize odors, remove mildew, stains, and mold, and acts as a natural fabric softener.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Ukrainian air defenses, however, have been remarkably successful in neutralizing the large majority of those attacks, which is why Ukrainian civilian casualties have been decreasing.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Antioxidants protect cells from damage by neutralizing harmful substances called free radicals.5
Natural sugars also contain higher levels of vitamins and minerals than refined sugar.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
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For those who don’t know, the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for people who received pensions from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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That process may be referred to as offsetting the payment, administrative offset, or offset.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The expiration date marks the day the Prime Minister of Granada, Maurice Bishop, was assassinated by a firing squad, which was followed by a U.S. military invasion.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One 1964 document showed that two intelligence assets discussed potentially assassinating Castro under the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Editor's note: This story and headline have been corrected to note that after publication the banker and Pure said no letter of intent had been signed and the company remains for sale.—
Aaron Weitzman,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, this should correct itself after the first wash.—
Loren Brutsch,
Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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Just ask Davinci Leonard, who’s accused of murdering two teenagers at the Westgate Mall Saturday night.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cordelia Cupp arrives at the White House tasked with solving whether chief usher A.B. Wynter (an impactful Giancarlo Esposito who stepped in for the late Andre Braugher) killed himself or was murdered during a state dinner.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2025
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That film’s prescient plot caught a lot of folks’ attention in December, when real-life United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was slain on a New York City sidewalk, allegedly by 26-year-old Jigsaw wannabe Luigi Mangione.—
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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The number of people slain so far in 2025: 74. Chicago homicides, by year Data for 2025 is updated through March 12, 2025.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Constitution says that the president, the chief executive, shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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Miller serves as the presenting sponsor of the LIM College Fashion Show, and is personally mentoring students throughout the process of creating and executing the event.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The attack set fire to a car on a highway in the Rostov region, with one person inside the vehicle killed, said Yury Slyusar, the region's acting governor.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Israel does not dispute that a significant number of Palestinian civilians have been killed in its war in Gaza.—
Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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