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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Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (2021) established that any state can neutralize literally any constitutional right, simply by writing a law that is enforced solely by private bounty hunters.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Antioxidants help neutralize the free radicals in our bodies, which can cause cell damage and disease when imbalanced.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Thomas instantly became a flash point in the debate about the biological advantages transgender women have in sports, the degree to which they can be neutralized by gender-affirming hormone therapy, and the inconsistencies in the standards governing trans athletes.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
The images coming out of Venezuela—sent by its own citizens, using their phones—show a regime determined to silence and neutralize its opponents, with motorcycle-riding, pro-government armed groups, roaring past protesters and opening fire, sometimes into the air, sometimes into the crowds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Antioxidants help neutralize the free radicals in our bodies, which can cause cell damage and disease when imbalanced.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Thomas instantly became a flash point in the debate about the biological advantages transgender women have in sports, the degree to which they can be neutralized by gender-affirming hormone therapy, and the inconsistencies in the standards governing trans athletes.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
The images coming out of Venezuela—sent by its own citizens, using their phones—show a regime determined to silence and neutralize its opponents, with motorcycle-riding, pro-government armed groups, roaring past protesters and opening fire, sometimes into the air, sometimes into the crowds.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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