canceling (out)

variants or cancelling (out)
present participle of cancel (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for canceling (out)
offsetting
Verb
  • Conversely, green shoots can be seen from new entrants (those searching for a job for the first time); their numbers decreased by 199,000 last month—largely offsetting a drop the month prior.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Although the survey didn’t determine the number of employees added versus the drop in hiring, New York Fed economists said the two trends are roughly offsetting each other.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Canceling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceling%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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