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
June Kim, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
This decrease was primarily driven by lower water heater volumes in North America and reduced sales in China, partially offset by higher boiler sales and pricing actions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
Andrew Freedman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Fully extending the act’s provisions without offsets might cost $5 trillion, an embarrassment to those who purport to care about fiscal discipline.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Scenario 1 Consumers To offset higher import costs, retailers often increase prices, passing the burden on to consumers.
—June Kim, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
This decrease was primarily driven by lower water heater volumes in North America and reduced sales in China, partially offset by higher boiler sales and pricing actions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
This would put it just behind a deal Microsoft struck with Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual's forestry arm for 8 million carbon offset credits, which ranked as the largest such purchase to that date.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Fully extending the act’s provisions without offsets might cost $5 trillion, an embarrassment to those who purport to care about fiscal discipline.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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The DoJ has now corrected the error in subsequent legal filings.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Editor’s note: Bob Stark’s title has been corrected to global head of enablement. Send me a secure tip.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This means that extras like roller attachments aren’t always parallel with the counter, causing pasta sheets to roll out unevenly and snag easily.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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Guests would offer up eyewitness stories on Bell’s show about alien counters, past lives, time travel and more X-File-like situations.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Here are some of the most notable categories: Foreign policy Trump's foreign policy approach in his early days in office centered around tariff threats, shirking international agreements and bringing much foreign aid to a halt.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Its key trio of lactic acid, glycerin, and urea not only counteracts the look of crepey skin, but also neutralizes any irritation for some soothing relief.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Your healthcare provider may recommend or prescribe: Antacids: OTC antacids, such as Milk of Magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) and Tums (calcium carbonate), neutralize the effects of stomach acids to provide quick, short-term pain relief.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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While markers of bone growth improved in both groups, only the vest set gained better balance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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But there’s another, more promising option for budget goals: structural balance targets that tie the spending and revenue trends together.—
Kurt Couchman,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film lurches toward what could’ve been a great ending, the crisis of mother and daughter finally snapping into sharp and life-threatening focus, but instead leaves us hanging in the middle of the last sentence.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While higher costs and catastrophe exposure have led to insurers cutting coverage and rising premiums in Florida, making homes more resilient to extreme weather events could counteract this trend and keep rates stable in the disaster-prone state.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Various factors such as melting sea ice and shifts in the subtropical jet stream over the mid-latitudes in the U.S. may counteract each other.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of Palestinians have also been returning to northern Gaza since the start of truce that negotiators hope will lead to a long-term cessation in hostilities.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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But now in 2025, as Trump takes office, a cessation of fighting in Ukraine seems imminent.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Offset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offset. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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