counterpoised

past tense of counterpoise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpoised
Verb
  • The University of Kentucky’s athletics department expects to operate at a net loss of nearly $31 million over the next two fiscal years and is borrowing $141 million from the university’s general fund to offset the deficit.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
  • However, that growth could be offset by the decline in existing roles.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • The threat has now been neutralized.
    Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Proteins that were treated continued to be fluorescent, indicating that our thiol polymer neutralized the free radical and protected the protein.
    Aaron Priester, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The network soon corrected that reporting to indicate that the suspect had not come across the border.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Counterpoised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoised. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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