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as in 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 assassinated
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralized
More than 60% of Iran’s missile launchers have been neutralized.
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Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Mines are first identified by the AN/AQS-20A sonar system or other mine countermeasure assets, after identification a mine is neutralized with an armor-piercing warhead.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Black children are seen as threats to be neutralized, not as children who make mistakes.
—Erika Strauss Chavarria, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
The United Arab Emirates neutralized multiple drones targeting Abu Dhabi’s industrial zone.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
While knowing that the soil can be neutralized is a major step forward, large-scale washing would require significant infrastructure.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Air defense systems in Gulf nations have neutralized most of the incoming Iranian missiles, to date, and actual damage and casualties have been limited to a handful of deaths and injuries in the dozens.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
After that 12-day war in June, Tehran was left with little negotiating leverage, its nuclear facilities heavily damaged, its proxies nearly neutralized and its economy in tatters.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Repeater antennas across the Caracas region were also neutralized, causing the system to lose its nationwide monitoring capability.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Mines are first identified by the AN/AQS-20A sonar system or other mine countermeasure assets, after identification a mine is neutralized with an armor-piercing warhead.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Black children are seen as threats to be neutralized, not as children who make mistakes.
—Erika Strauss Chavarria, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
The United Arab Emirates neutralized multiple drones targeting Abu Dhabi’s industrial zone.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
While knowing that the soil can be neutralized is a major step forward, large-scale washing would require significant infrastructure.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Air defense systems in Gulf nations have neutralized most of the incoming Iranian missiles, to date, and actual damage and casualties have been limited to a handful of deaths and injuries in the dozens.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
After that 12-day war in June, Tehran was left with little negotiating leverage, its nuclear facilities heavily damaged, its proxies nearly neutralized and its economy in tatters.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Repeater antennas across the Caracas region were also neutralized, causing the system to lose its nationwide monitoring capability.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralized
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And while member nations have agreed to release 400 million barrels in strategic reserves, the daily flow from those stockpiles will be far short of offsetting the daily flow that’s been cut off.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Unseasonably warm ocean waters can partially offset the effects of unfavorable atmospheric winds.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Kerr, whose father Malcolm was assassinated as president of American University in Beirut, used his name and notoriety as a coach to promote the film.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Benazir Income Support Program, named after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in a 2007 gun and bomb attack, provides cash assistance to millions of low-income families, many of them women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the new president is Ravi Bellamkonda, not Ballamkonda.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The disaster led to a fateful decision that many now believe held the city back — something that will finally be corrected this year, on May 8.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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State officials say that Jackson murdered 22-year-old Harley Corwin, of Escanaba, on July 3, 2023.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In November, Kerr spoke about the need for gun reform after legendary Oakland coach John Beam was murdered at Laney College, and called for change after a shooting at Brown University in December.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Michael King, 54, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, March 17, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Welling refined design elements in the field, while seven Arcis crews simultaneously executed the transformation.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Murrieta parents who were arrested last week for a fire that killed two of their daughters in late 2025 were allegedly high on meth and marijuana when the blaze broke out, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the military has killed 684 Afghan Taliban forces, a claim rejected by Afghanistan, which says casualties are far lower.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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