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
Odor-fighting insoles, sprays, and laces can also help absorb moisture and neutralize odors.
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
The slower surface neutralizes players who rely on power serves.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This vitamin can also boost your skin health by reducing collagen breakdown and neutralizing the effect of free radical damage on the skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Opponents are figuring out how neutralize Miami by denying Messi and his attacking partners space to work their magic and outracing Miami players in transition.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
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Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
The slower surface neutralizes players who rely on power serves.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This vitamin can also boost your skin health by reducing collagen breakdown and neutralizing the effect of free radical damage on the skin.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Opponents are figuring out how neutralize Miami by denying Messi and his attacking partners space to work their magic and outracing Miami players in transition.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralize
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Invest in Cost-Cutting Measures – Improving supply chain efficiency, automating processes, and reassessing production footprints can offset the additional costs linked to tariffs.—
Craig Zawada,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Efforts to welcome immigrants in Detroit and its surrounding communities contributed to this trend of immigrant population growth offsetting overall population decline.—
Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez,
The Conversation,
30 May 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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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 story was updated to correct a typo in Mandi Jung's name.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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This article was updated to correct the Miami commission seat sought by Tommy Regalado and the policing position held by Joe Carollo.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 May 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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But with the second episode of Season 3, Alert: MPU sent viewers’ jaws dropping to the forest floor as Jason and Mike (Ryan Broussard) discovered that Nikki had been murdered — with a single gunshot to the head.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
6 June 2025
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Men and boys have been targeted and slain on ethnic grounds.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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No one is saying that people with inherent privilege don’t work hard or haven’t faced their own battles and slayed their own dragons and worked really, really hard.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 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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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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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 11 Jun. 2025.
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