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
Poor sleep and stress can take a toll on skin, while exercise can improve blood flow to the skin and may help counteract the loss of elasticity and dermal thickness that comes with aging.
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, North-facing rooms benefit from warm colors to counteract cool, shadowy light, while South-facing rooms can handle richer colors and true whites under abundant golden light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Foods can increase, lower, or counteract the effects of these drugs.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
In April, Zeldin announced a set of actions the EPA planned to take to counteract PFAS contamination in American drinking water.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
As a general rule, North-facing rooms benefit from warm colors to counteract cool, shadowy light, while South-facing rooms can handle richer colors and true whites under abundant golden light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Foods can increase, lower, or counteract the effects of these drugs.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
In April, Zeldin announced a set of actions the EPA planned to take to counteract PFAS contamination in American drinking water.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteract
Verb
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Fortunately, the unsettling effect is offset by goofy background music, reminding viewers that even the most advanced robots can have a sense of humor on Halloween.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The cash boost helped offset an operating cash deficit in the latter season of nearly €200million.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pecans Pecans are loaded with polyphenolic compounds, especially ellagic acid and flavonoids, which help neutralize free radicals, unstable molecules that lead to cell damage.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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While most scented soaps do a mediocre job of masking food smells with harsh, cheap fragrances, Naomi’s scrub neutralizes offending odors with bread-yeast enzymes, then leaves behind subtle, but incredibly luxurious notes of bergamot, black pepper, sandalwood, and ginger.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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This was something that communism corrected to a certain degree, but not really.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fitzpatrick ordered prosecutors to immediately correct that.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Counteract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteract. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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