counterbalanced

past tense of counterbalance

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Recent Examples of counterbalanced Yet this is counterbalanced by the $60 billion windfall that American oil producers could earn if prices remain high. Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 Designed by group collaborator and designer Dorothee Meilichzon, the rooms’ whimsical stylings are cleverly counterbalanced with classic details like parquet flooring, white walls and linens, and light wood. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026 Those losses were then counterbalanced by a road victory against Butler at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse and a third straight win over NCAA Tournament shoo-in Saint Mary’s in Idaho Falls. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 This is counterbalanced by Coach, Colby, and Joe linking up to form the Super Tough, Very Muscular, All Integrity, No Lying Man Squad, No Girlz Allowed. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 The researchers counterbalanced the Casimir effect with a force generated by a flux. Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026 But that is counterbalanced by some sweeter notes of ripe and dried stone and tropical fruit, along with a bit of vanilla and a hint of maple. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025 China is cast not as an enemy but as a strategic rival whose economic power must be counterbalanced through tariffs, reindustrialization and alliances. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 That was counterbalanced by a crew of youngsters who fit the Right to Dream philosophy of bloodying them early and often. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterbalanced
Verb
  • As manufacturers worldwide search for ways to offset labor shortages and improve production efficiency, Shanghai Electric is positioning embodied AI as a practical tool for factory automation rather than a standalone robotics showcase.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The video and Internet losses were offset by Charter adding 406,000 mobile wireline subscribers, down from adding 500,000 total mobile wireline subscribers in the year-ago period.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • With Cope neutralized, the Death Riders 2-v-1’d Christian Cage.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Now my own messy, inconvenient story had been absorbed and neutralized.
    Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • This post was corrected to reflect that the WHCA dinner will be held at the Waldorf Astoria.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 corrected a historical exclusion against women in the workforce, using incentives and quotas to address the imbalance.
    Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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“Counterbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterbalanced. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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