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a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
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Recent Examples of counterweights
According to the outlets, the pair heard a loud bang and the elevator cabin jammed before eventually falling down the shaft, along with a number of concrete counterweights.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
They should be cultivated as counterweights to an overpowering security establishment.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
They should be cultivated as counterweights to an overpowering security establishment.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterweights
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When the probes combine multiple views or colors to create a single image, tiny color offsets — caused by seconds-long delays between camera channels — sometimes appear, and are normally dismissed as image noise.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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And past models failed to consider cost offsets from recovering valuable isotopes for medical, industrial, and space applications.—
Kathryn Huff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hold Cutting Boards In Place Some cutting boards are quite slick on top of counters, which is both unsafe and inconvenient when chopping food.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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The defense counters that forcing remote appearances would violate Robinson’s right to be present in person for all stages of his capital prosecution, noting that the law doesn’t require a defendant to choose between personal attendance and the appearance of innocence.—
Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The clarification brings relief to borrowers who were recently notified of their forgiveness eligibility but may still be waiting for their balances to be zeroed out.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Chime's status page, meanwhile, continued to show issues with banking features like viewing balances and mobile check deposit.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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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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“Counterweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterweights. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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