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Recent Examples of neutralization
But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization.
—Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Similar to what refined oils go through, the tallow may need neutralization — a chemical refining process usually involving an alkaline solution that’s basically baking powder, which separates free fatty acids from the tallow.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization.
—Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Similar to what refined oils go through, the tallow may need neutralization — a chemical refining process usually involving an alkaline solution that’s basically baking powder, which separates free fatty acids from the tallow.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralization
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Although sometimes identified solely with the antebellum South and South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun, nullification also was practiced by Northern states objecting to the U.S. government using fugitive slave laws to capture slaves.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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The result has long been the virtual nullification of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which limits states from erecting trade barriers against each other.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s invalidation of the IEEPA tariffs is final.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Trust them to see the humor as a companion of pain, not an invalidation of it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The annulment was controversial; even some of Georgescu’s leftist detractors argued that the decision was anti-democratic.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained though Francis issued a separate reform to simplify, facilitate and accelerate the process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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That can include issues of deportation and revocation of work visas, among other actions.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Others facing the possible revocation of their citizenship include five natives of African countries, three from Asia and two from South America, according to the DOJ.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
8 May 2026
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Establishment of federal observers The key contribution of the Voting Rights Act that Americans are typically taught about in school is its abolition of racial discrimination in voting.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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The temperance, abolition, and civil-rights movements in America were all motivated in part by religious convictions.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The strike forced the cancellation of the union’s awards show on March 8 in downtown Los Angeles, though the New York show went ahead as planned.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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The cancellation marks another twist in the long career of the former Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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“Neutralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralization. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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