cancel out
phrasal verb
canceled out or cancelled out; canceling out or cancelling out; cancels out
: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect
The costs cancel out the benefits.
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Projecting audio that cancels out existing sound fields could also allow for localized noise cancellation.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2025
The belief these teams have cancels out Monday; both sides go into this thing feeling superhuman.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Both concerns have some merit, but neither cancels out the undeniable fact that the United States is flush with millionaires.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But this force redistributes the electrons, generating another field that exactly cancels out the effect of the original one.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2025
The belief these teams have cancels out Monday; both sides go into this thing feeling superhuman.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Both concerns have some merit, but neither cancels out the undeniable fact that the United States is flush with millionaires.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
But this force redistributes the electrons, generating another field that exactly cancels out the effect of the original one.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Cancel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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