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plural of counterpoise
as in offsets
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family

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verb

present tense third-person singular of counterpoise

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Noun
  • Business card users will also see $3,500 in annual benefits, including new hotel credits and offsets for purchases at Dell Technologies and Adobe.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Control their spread by digging up and removing any bulb offsets.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … TRUTH COMES OUT – MSNBC corrects contractor's false claim that Israeli forces killed Gaza boy during aid distribution.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When faced with a significant initial error of 50%, the new method corrects itself within just 5 seconds, while conventional approaches require over 100 seconds—a 20-fold improvement in recovery speed, according to researchers.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Escapement is measured by one of eight fish counters, including the Naknek River system counter, which Travis Elison of Alaska’s Department of Fish & Game, manages.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, attractive, wholesome-looking young women stood behind the glowing counters, smiling and offering to serve.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because nothing neutralizes a high-stakes meeting like a foot soak.
    Janine MacLachlan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Savers still saw a 1% gain in balances from the first quarter a year ago, according to Fidelity Investment data.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In light of this, Robinhood has begun to introduce products beyond mere trading—such as retirement accounts, high-yield cash balances, and wealth management tools—to retain users as their financial positions improve.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These are not radical demands, but overdue correctives necessary for restoring public trust in higher education.
    Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Counterpoises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoises. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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