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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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
Australia tried to neutralize the Americans’ superior speed and technical abilities by getting physical, rough play that German referee Felix Zwayer largely allowed.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Lastly, there’s rose, an anti-inflammatory that neutralizes redness and promotes an even skin tone.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Use this affordable, natural option to cut through grease and grime and neutralize odors.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.
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Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Lastly, there’s rose, an anti-inflammatory that neutralizes redness and promotes an even skin tone.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Use this affordable, natural option to cut through grease and grime and neutralize odors.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.
—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
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One of the options presented must be placing a premium on companies with at least 250 employees, who don’t offer health coverage, to offset the cost to taxpayers for having their workers enrolled in Medi-Cal, according to the deal.
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Negotiations at the state Capitol included an agreement on a constitutional amendment that seeks to offset the revenue highs and lows.
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Week-long gembas, or plant visits, ahead of vehicle launches include about 12 people per project auditing station by station, correcting process sheets, ensuring proper calibration of tools and training of workers, and speaking with plant employees about an issue.
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Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio.
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Their younger son, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested that evening and charged with murdering them.
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Her most memorable scene (of many) may be when she gets murdered by the audience for talking too much during Shakespeare in Love (1998).
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Earle is there to be supportive, and to slay a dragon in her best copyright-dodging Red Sonja fit.
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Jace is then slain by enemy arrows.
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The surest way to move the fastest, have the greatest impact and capture the most value is to vertically integrate and execute on the full value chain end-to-end.
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Most of the videos featured phony trades executed on dummy sites designed to resemble Polymarket, according to the Journal, which said the company's actions were part of a campaign to lure users to its offshore, unregulated platform.
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The mother of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in Manhattan is demanding justice for her son.
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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