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as in 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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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralized
The acid waste stream is neutralized with rocks before discharge, ensuring minimal environmental impact.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
His dynamic returns, too, were neutralized.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Russia also launched 97 drones, the air force said, of which 35 were downed and 62 neutralized via jamming.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Davis’ passing, in particular, energized the team and neutralized San Antonio’s defense.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Of them, 33 were drowned by Ukraine’s air defense and another 25 were neutralized with countermeasures of electronic warfare, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday.
—Marcel Gascón Barberá, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
His dynamic returns, too, were neutralized.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Russia also launched 97 drones, the air force said, of which 35 were downed and 62 neutralized via jamming.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Davis’ passing, in particular, energized the team and neutralized San Antonio’s defense.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Of them, 33 were drowned by Ukraine’s air defense and another 25 were neutralized with countermeasures of electronic warfare, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday.
—Marcel Gascón Barberá, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralized
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But much of those gains have been offset by Democrats gaining among once key Republican voters.Todd Eberly, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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Republicans objecting to that measure also disliked the debt ceiling language, and had demanded offsetting spending cuts,.Ian Swanson, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
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Not about the man, but about the streets that had been named in his honor after he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Later on, two years after that, there was a father of another friend of mine who was assassinated by the Brazilian military government.Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pasteurization, developed in the late 1800s, corrected that and revolutionized milk production.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then they can be pushed forward to become healthy heart cells or mutations — or other abnormalities can be corrected.Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Witness accounts indicate two of the Ukrainian prisoners-of-war were forced onto a road, while the other two remained lying on the ground; all four were subsequently executed, a violation of the Geneva Conventions.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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