1
as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a pro-government rally that is intended to neutralize the antiwar demonstrations
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2
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralize
And their game plan worked, taking away the middle of the ice and neutralizing the Senators’ best players.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
If integrated across China’s southern theater, this could neutralize or delay allied response times in a crisis, giving China an early advantage in information warfare.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The Crabbs had difficulty against another 6-11 player in the pool-play round, Evandro Oliveira of Brazil, but the conditions on Friday helped neutralize Ehlers.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Pairing hot peppers with acidic ingredients, such as lime juice or vinegar, or with dairy, can help neutralize some of the jalapeño heat.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
If integrated across China’s southern theater, this could neutralize or delay allied response times in a crisis, giving China an early advantage in information warfare.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
The Crabbs had difficulty against another 6-11 player in the pool-play round, Evandro Oliveira of Brazil, but the conditions on Friday helped neutralize Ehlers.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Pairing hot peppers with acidic ingredients, such as lime juice or vinegar, or with dairy, can help neutralize some of the jalapeño heat.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
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However, both services also saw an increase in the number of sign-ups during the month of September, which helped offset those nixing their subscriptions, according to data released Monday.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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The walls, still pistachio, were now offset by two large aubergine sofas by the designer Athena Calderone.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated during a Turning Point USA event on the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Political commentator Candace Owens, does not believe the official story that Charlie Kirk was assassinated by Tyler Robinson even though Robinson confessed to multiple people and investigators put together a concrete timeline of events.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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His teachers corrected his posture and his hands; the angle of the arms and the way the wrist releases into the top of the drum, or drum head which usually is made from animal skin.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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This story has been updated to correct the officer's rank.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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In Germany, every day, one woman is being murdered by her husband, boyfriend, whatever.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2017, the Gardaí received a tip that the Kinahans had hired Imre Arakas, an Estonian hit man known as the Butcher, to murder James Gately, a member of the Hutch gang who lived in Belfast.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Buckeyes and Ryan Day still need to slay the Michigan monster at the end of this book, and both have dates with a suddenly feisty UCLA.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Four people were killed and another four were injured in two head-on collisions on Arkansas roads Friday and Saturday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Listeria infects 1,250 people in the United States each year, according to the CDC, and kills about 172.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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