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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Since then, Paine has mostly been treated as a lesser founder, his skill with language more than offset by his erratic nature and political ineptitude.—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
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Those falls were partly offset by a 2.1 percent increase from the UK, 2.2 percent from Spain, and an 8.8 percent rise from Italy.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore
August 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Aug. 2025
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Individuals would also gain the right to access and correct the information used in such decisions, and both developers and deployers would be required to implement procedures to support those rights.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Bonus: The shade range includes color-correctors to neutralize redness, dullness, or dark circles.—
Allure,
Allure,
8 Aug. 2025
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This approach seeks to neutralize broader market risks while exploiting the relative strengths of DECK and the persistent challenges faced by NKE.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Compensate (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate%20%28for%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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