as in offset
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
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Recent Examples of counterweight
With MacDougall and doctors watching over, the man died, and MacDougall noticed the scale’s counterweight dropped with surprising quickness.
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Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The aim of Turning Point was to engage young Republicans and serve as a counterweight to liberal groups.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk and the businessman, William Montgomery, would start Turning Point USA with the aim of engaging young Republicans, a counterweight to liberal groups.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
America cultivated India both as a counterweight to China and in recognition of the country’s growing economic heft.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
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Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The aim of Turning Point was to engage young Republicans and serve as a counterweight to liberal groups.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Kirk and the businessman, William Montgomery, would start Turning Point USA with the aim of engaging young Republicans, a counterweight to liberal groups.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
America cultivated India both as a counterweight to China and in recognition of the country’s growing economic heft.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterweight
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And past models failed to consider cost offsets from recovering valuable isotopes for medical, industrial, and space applications.—
Kathryn Huff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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As for organization and structure, the evidence in the Pacific Beach case showed the defendants coordinated their counter-protest on social media — both in public posts and private messages — and on encrypted but widely used messaging applications such as Signal.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The city has a strong reputation for dive bars, sandwich counters, and an abundance of pierogie spots—there’s no shortage of places to explore.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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And of those looking for jobs, 85% said remote work is the number one factor motivating them to apply for a job, even above salary and benefits and work-life balance.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Much to the dismay of Gen Z striving for success with a manageable work-life balance, CEOs are adamant that intense schedules are essential for anyone looking to make it in business.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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With grocery bills, childcare expenses and other household costs climbing, partly due to ongoing tariff impacts, the cooling rental market provides a modest but meaningful counterbalance.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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According to the filing, the robot allegedly activated without warning and pinned him to the ground with roughly 8,000 lbs of counterbalance weight.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 College Rankings from Washington Monthly offer a corrective.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Counterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterweight. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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