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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
They should be cultivated as counterweights to an overpowering security establishment.
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Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterweights
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These benefits are driven in large part by type 2 diabetes outcomes, where cost offsets from fewer hospitalizations and complications outweigh drug costs.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Destructive offsets are used to buy rights to destroy more.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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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
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Instead, attractive, wholesome-looking young women stood behind the glowing counters, smiling and offering to serve.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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