as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a hearty dinner might counterbalance missing lunch
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Recent Examples of counterbalanced
The researchers counterbalanced the Casimir effect with a force generated by a flux.
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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
Obsessed anglers who lived in Key West, and whose fiction sometimes gravitates toward horses, blood sports, and male protagonists with a masculine swagger counterbalanced by a certain reflective, existentialist temperament—the similarities between the two are obvious, yet go only so far.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
While Simmons and Frehley were known for their complex and often fraught relationship, Frehley’s unpredictable nature and distinctive laugh counterbalanced Simmons more somber, business-minded demeanor.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The problem of unchecked power is not nearly counterbalanced by any number of indulgences the wielder of that power deigns to bestow.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Although proximity makes for easier studies, this is counterbalanced against the system’s vexing complexity.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
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
Obsessed anglers who lived in Key West, and whose fiction sometimes gravitates toward horses, blood sports, and male protagonists with a masculine swagger counterbalanced by a certain reflective, existentialist temperament—the similarities between the two are obvious, yet go only so far.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
While Simmons and Frehley were known for their complex and often fraught relationship, Frehley’s unpredictable nature and distinctive laugh counterbalanced Simmons more somber, business-minded demeanor.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
The problem of unchecked power is not nearly counterbalanced by any number of indulgences the wielder of that power deigns to bestow.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Although proximity makes for easier studies, this is counterbalanced against the system’s vexing complexity.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterbalanced
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Unlike Earth, where the magnetic field is relatively aligned with the planet’s rotation axis, Uranus’s magnetic field is tilted by nearly 60 degrees and offset from the planet’s centre.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The hope is that the large size of the sample offsets concerns about the demographics of respondents.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Repeater antennas across the Caracas region were also neutralized, causing the system to lose its nationwide monitoring capability.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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His instant outside threat quickly neutralized Highland Park’s doubling efforts on defense allowing Lomax and Howard to navigate the game easier as the game went along.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Most violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Counterbalanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterbalanced. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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