as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday
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And while member nations have agreed to release 400 million barrels in strategic reserves, the daily flow from those stockpiles will be far short of offsetting the daily flow that’s been cut off.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Unseasonably warm ocean waters can partially offset the effects of unfavorable atmospheric winds.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the name of the conservative Jewish group is the Zionist Organization of America, not Zionists for America.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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State officials tried to correct the mistake but were not allowed to do so by federal regulators.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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As to who starts when, some might come down to availability, but in general, go with Latz to neutralize a lineup heavy with lefties, use Rocker against lineups that lean to the right.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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There’s a plugin that can just neutralize that.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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