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make up (for)

verb

Definition of make up (for)

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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Additional private investment is being courted to offset that burden on Cypriot consumers while additional EU funding is being weighed, said Damianos.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Does that mean going to the gym isn’t enough to offset hours spent watching television?

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of offset

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The former has a satinlike finish that improves the skin’s texture while color correcting areas of discoloration like the under eyes.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
While many course corrected, Hilton made fewer changes and even today maintains a gossip-y approach to his site.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

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With her memory gradually coming back, Juliette now recalls a potential path toward neutralizing the threat of extermination.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Early tests suggest that the gadusol has antioxidant properties as well, kind of like vitamin C, so this could help neutralize some of those damaging free radicals that are, um, caused by sun exposure.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

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