as in offsetting
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for making up (for)
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The stabilization of apparel inventories after a period of drawdown may help motivate orders, but the cost of sourcing increased with tariffs and could prove an offsetting factor.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Many companies are offsetting the costs of higher tariffs by raising prices, which could have a chilling effect on consumer demand in the months ahead.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nothing that this secondary has shown over the past two weeks has given any sort of hope toward the current layout correcting the many mistakes that have happened already.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Everyone from ownership to coaches to the players talked last week about correcting communication after last week’s big-play issues.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The confrontation ends when Lorenzo disarms her and shoots, neutralizing the threat and securing the safety of his family.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Joe tries to apologize for neutralizing Nibs in the previous episode, and tries to caution Wendy/Marcy yet again about cozying up too much to these killer aliens.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Making up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/making%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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