as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection
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Recent Examples of counteract
So there's a lot of new spending that has to be counteracted.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
Listen to this article Family Guidance Centers offers medications to people meant to counteract the effects of opioid overdoses from a clinic.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
This can create a vicious cycle, as the need to drink more caffeine to counteract the effect arises again and again.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Before this amendment, Congress could not enact legislation to counteract civil rights deprivations committed by states.
—Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
Listen to this article Family Guidance Centers offers medications to people meant to counteract the effects of opioid overdoses from a clinic.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
This can create a vicious cycle, as the need to drink more caffeine to counteract the effect arises again and again.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Before this amendment, Congress could not enact legislation to counteract civil rights deprivations committed by states.
—Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteract
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The changes to the federal health care programs, particularly Medicaid, were always expected to become a centerpiece of the GOP package, a way to offset the costs of providing tax breaks for millions of Americans.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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This can then be offset against matching or contrasting clothes.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The military said the battalion uses real-time detection and jamming tools to neutralize aerial threats, adding a critical layer to Israel's multi-tiered air defense network.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Take steps to prevent dry mouth Saliva plays an essential role in neutralizing acids and protecting tooth enamel, but dry mouth affects nearly six in 10 older adults, according to AARP.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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The disuse of clemency means that a succession of governors abdicated their ancient power to correct miscarriages of justice and temper justice with mercy, which Florida courts don’t do well.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Trump Is Preparing for a US Attack on Iran Fifty years later, oceanographers are working to correct the record on sharks and educate people on why sharks are a critical part of the ocean's ecosystem and need to be protected.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Counteract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteract. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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