as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Meanwhile, the schools are looking for new ways to raise revenue to offset costs, such as offering more online courses for adult learners.—
Jason Armesto,
AJC.com,
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Strong work on the offensive glass was a saving grace for Boston, which grabbed 10 first-half offensive boards (by eight different players) to offset poor shooting from most of its perimeter players.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Patent law is supposed to correct this.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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This story has been updated to correct that Cofer is self-employed.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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Helicopters and advanced sonar were used to find and neutralize simulated underwater targets.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Compensate (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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