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
Teams no longer need to worry about him being neutralized in the playoffs because of his defense.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The Mets mostly managed to neutralize Ohtani throughout the series, with the exception of his solo home run off Kodai Senga to lead off Sunday’s game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Developed especially for cooks, this luxe soap exfoliates, moisturizes, and even neutralizes garlic and onion smells.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
The video showed soldiers being instructed on firing grenade launchers, neutralizing enemy drones and clearing trenches.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The Mets mostly managed to neutralize Ohtani throughout the series, with the exception of his solo home run off Kodai Senga to lead off Sunday’s game.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Developed especially for cooks, this luxe soap exfoliates, moisturizes, and even neutralizes garlic and onion smells.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
The video showed soldiers being instructed on firing grenade launchers, neutralizing enemy drones and clearing trenches.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
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The University of Kentucky’s athletics department expects to operate at a net loss of nearly $31 million over the next two fiscal years and is borrowing $141 million from the university’s general fund to offset the deficit.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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However, that growth could be offset by the decline in existing roles.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Musk first announced his support for Trump shortly after the then-candidate was nearly assassinated on stage at a Pennsylvania rally last July.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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This time, he’s tasked with assassinating a powerful member of a secret society of international crime bosses known as the High Table.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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That misunderstanding was corrected in short order and chalked up to a learning experience.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Most violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Ofir Amir was shot in both legs and survived, as 411 others were murdered and 47 taken hostage.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Having been accused of murdering Cynthia Fuller’s (Sabrina Grdevich) terminally ill husband, Georgia spent the majority of the season in prison, on house arrest and in and out of the courtroom.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Parker also stars in How to Train Your Dragon as Astrid, a teen Viking who at first is a rival of Hiccup’s during dragon slaying training but eventually becomes an ally of Hiccup and Toothless.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Their purpose was to slay dragons, so Watkins carried that lore into his designs.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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But Apple has yet to execute on that potential with AI, and the clock is ticking.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Trump’s order comes amid continued clashes between demonstrators and federal agents executing immigration enforcement actions in L.A., which have led to more than 100 arrests.—
Dan Mangan,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
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The California Department of Justice will investigate a fatal shooting by Los Angeles Police Department officers under a law that empowers the state attorney general to probe police shootings of unarmed people — despite the LAPD saying the man killed Tuesday was holding a gun.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The two teens were the third and fourth adolescents under 14 to be arrested in the Bronx for killing a bystander with a stray bullet to the head within six weeks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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