counterweight
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Synonyms
balance, canceler (or canceller), corrective, counter, counteraction, counterbalance, counterforce, counterpoise, equipoise, neutralizer, offset
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The top Republican representatives on those panels—such as firebrand conservative Jim Jordan, of Ohio, on Oversight—are likely to position themselves as counterweights to Democratic lines of inquiry. — WSJ, "Issues That Will Drive Debate in the New Congress," 4 Jan. 2019 The counterweight that anchors the cable in space would have to weigh hundreds of thousands of pounds. — Colin Stuart, WSJ, "Will Elevators to Outer Space Ever Get Off the Ground?," 20 Sep. 2018 That kind of everything-and-the-kitchen-sink performance can actually work if a movie is disciplined enough to serve as a counterweight. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "Venom is a bizarre and baffling mess," 3 Oct. 2018 Without this instinctive loyalty, the Constitution’s checks and balances are barricades of foam and counterweights of butterfly’s breath. — Joseph Tartakovsky, WSJ, "The Culture That Sustains America’s Constitution," 2 July 2018 Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has welcomed the counterweight to Iran. — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, "Saudis Open Iraqi Border and Forge Ties to Counter Iran," 23 Aug. 2017 This means the counterweight weighed in the neighborhood of 15 tons. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "The Legend of Ludgar the War Wolf, King of the Trebuchets," 1 May 2017 But American forces are not inside the country to act as a counterweight to Iran, despite bin Salman’s wishes. — W.j. Hennigan, Time, "Saudi Crown Prince Says U.S. Troops Should Stay in Syria," 30 Mar. 2018 Mr Tillerson, for all his failures, sought to provide a moderate counterweight to Mr Trump’s impulsive and irrational views. — The Economist, "The Trump-whisperer," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'counterweight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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