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Recent Examples of neutralize Lemons are acidic, but adding a little lemon juice to warm water and honey can neutralize stomach acids. Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025 The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag. Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025 In highly regulated sectors like healthcare or defense, the lead time for vetting can neutralize the speed advantage. Agni Ghosh, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Can Meinerz handle Simmons or Sweat 1-on-1 and neutralize the rush up the middle? Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neutralize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
Verb
  • An individual’s positive contributions such as steady employment, volunteer work, military service, long-term residence, and yes, tax compliance being expressly mentioned, can now be marshaled to offset negative incidents.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The product launches demonstrate how Europe’s legacy manufacturers are taking the fight to their Chinese rivals, in a bid to both retain market share in the European Union and offset declining sales in China, the world’s largest car market.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was huge outrage and debate at the time around the idea that the American president could assassinate an American citizen extrajudicially, in violation of his Constitutional rights.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The series follows Agent 47, a contract killer who travels to different destinations across the world to assassinate targets.
    George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Denver Post will update the story as quickly as possible to correct any errors.
    The Denver Post, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels have worked to correct the technique.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The series premiere ends, however, on a much softer note, as Robbie and Cliff run into the young Sam, the couple's son who was sleeping in the basement while his parents were murdered upstairs.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors allege Prowell murdered King, then stole the victim's vehicle, which was found more than a week later, several miles from Prowell's home.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ashlee Simpson slayed in an all-black look featuring a cutout top and frayed asymmetrical hem.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Through tears, the father of slain Nasir Delaney-Rowland shared a statement in court that his son was one of a kind.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the clip, the pair execute the moves to the song’s post-chorus, before a bonnet-wearing Colbert pretends to choke on something, causing Gaga to erupt in laughter.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The current owners tapped architect Chip Bohl and interior designer Louise Copeland to execute a complete interior renovation and construct the north wing.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the past two months, Texans have used green ribbons with bows to commemorate the lives lost in the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which killed more than 100 people, including more than two dozen girls and counselors from Camp Mystic in Hunt.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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