as in to correct
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
if you get a high grade on this quiz, it will offset the D from your last one
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as in counter
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
a better performance this time will be an offset to last year's dismal showing
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as in halt
the stopping of a process or activity
symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset
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Recent Examples of offset
Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
But the axles can be offset from the center of the drive gear – there's a sliding actuator that gradually pushes all three axles out and away from the center.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
Afp, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
However, tax credits for low-income individuals would provide an offset, creating an economic boost to this segment of the economy.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Comparable sales rose 4 percent — with a 2 percent decline in the Americas being offset by a 25 percent jump in the international business.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
But the axles can be offset from the center of the drive gear – there's a sliding actuator that gradually pushes all three axles out and away from the center.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
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This offset falls in corporate banking and retail banking, where the positive impact of higher eurozone interest rates is fading.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
However, tax credits for low-income individuals would provide an offset, creating an economic boost to this segment of the economy.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 6, the same day as publication, to correct the spelling of Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux’s name.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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If the previous sentence weren’t true, then always forward-looking U.S. (and global) stock markets would have already corrected in a way that would that would make 1929, 1987 and 2008 seem tame by comparison.John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Because fresh popcorn breaks apart more easily than stale popcorn, leave the popcorn in a bowl on the counter for a day or two.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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Find Out Who Took Home the Season 33 Mirrorball Trophy The video then transitioned to a shot of the couple standing over their kitchen counter and sharing their first meal in their new apartment.Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Conservative commentators suggested recently that tariff discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had led to a halt in migrant caravans crossing the border.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The truce called for a 60-day halt in fighting, which aims to end more than a year of war between Hezbollah and Israel that’s part of a wider regional conflict sparked by the devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This neutralizes the acid and protects the tooth enamel.Anna Bader, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
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The best modern party tops find a balance between staple and investment—with liquid-like textures defining them.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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This could be a defining moment for finding a balance between independence and partnership — don’t ignore the discomfort.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The third—the series’ best and last—has Sam trying to repay the favor by making sure a newly married Joel isn’t sacrificing too much of himself to achieve a happy ending.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Eras Tour raked in more than $2 billion in ticket sales. endings 2:06 p.m. A Somebody Somewhere Spectacle Bridget Everett’s HBO half-hour counted its victories in developments modest by TV standards and monumental on the scale of everyday life.Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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Phillips works with celebrity chef Bobby Flay, who uses it to counteract his 35 years of hunching over as a chef (and to help with his golf technique).Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Clouds worked to counteract the destructive influences of assimilationist policies.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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The program also enrolled 194 people in its smoking cessation program, which led to 60 people quitting smoking.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
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Resolutions 242 and 338, passed in the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967 and the 1973 war, respectively, call for a cessation of fighting and return of territories captured (presumably, to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria).Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Offset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offset. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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