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. 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 See All Example Sentences for counterweight
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Noun
  • 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
  • Use an offset spatula to spread the batter in an even layer, completely covering the fruit.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Long before celebrity chefs and social media buzz, the city’s neighborhoods were dotted with coffee counters, family-run diners and grand dining rooms.
    Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This enables the whole brain system to return to a state of balance.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And this inflatable water mat makes tummy time a blast, while helping little ones develop better balance and stronger core muscles.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For me, building is both art and play, but also a meditative counterbalance to my everyday computer work.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Muted tones, particularly black and white, offered a sharp and versatile counterbalance.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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