counteracted

past tense of counteract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of counteracted The emergence of Chase Burns in 2026 has been counteracted by a lost season for Hunter Greene and the collective struggles of Andrew Abbott, Nick Lodolo and Rhett Lowder. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 These efforts to cap the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of the drugs counteracted the GLP-1 tailwind, resulting in a net-neutral top-line impact for Cardinal Health in the June quarter. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Moreover, compared to nearby countries that have counteracted the economic effects of aging populations with new immigrants and their children, Italy has set more hurdles on the path to citizenship for those without native ancestry, even if they are born in the country. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026 Their hair was held back in a low bun and coiled in exactly the same way, and their blue eyes were darkly lined, that intensity counteracted with their matching rosy lip look. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026 In a working paper, Gülcan Sağlam and I found that sentiment toward the Turkish ruling party is not predictable by demographic profile, nor is it counteracted by integration or support for liberal European Union parties. — Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 Three years of growth and dedicated time to the craft of basketball counteracted one solitary misfire. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026 These counteracted the impact of tariffs on prices overall. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025 Earlier this year, a paper from the University of Chicago and the University of Copenhagen found that though AI created modest productivity gains per worker—just a few hours in an average working month—this was actually counteracted by the new tasks created by AI. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counteracted
Verb
  • Financial and tax professionals say selling some of those investments in taxable brokerage accounts may help offset taxable gains elsewhere in a portfolio.
    — Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But at the basic level, the tax-aware long-short strategy is both buying stocks and shorting some of them to create losses that can then offset your tax bill.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The air force said that five missiles and 155 drones were destroyed or neutralized, with impacts reported across 18 locations.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An earlier version of this story was corrected to describe the suspect as the former head of foreign, not domestic, intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats say the fiscally moderate governor has over-corrected, saving too aggressively, to the detriment of health care, education, social services and other core programs.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Counteracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteracted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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