neutralized

past tense of neutralize

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Recent Examples of neutralized Jade Cargill and Lash Legend faced off as US Bank Stadium cheered, but Green and Stratton broke it up and neutralized the Black amazons with 10-count punches. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 On the edge, Dre’Mont Jones and Bradyn Swinson were largely neutralized during 1-on-1 pass rush, and Elijah Ponder had an up-and-down day overall. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026 With the damage neutralized, the cells kept producing testosterone normally. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026 Now my own messy, inconvenient story had been absorbed and neutralized. Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Kylian Mbappé, the most prolific goal scorer in the history of the World Cup’s knockout stage, was neutralized. Mark Hodge, NBC news, 15 July 2026 Won its group, defeated tournament darling Cape Verde, ousted Egypt and then de-neutralized the Swiss in extra time. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026 Shared intelligence has neutralized threats to us and the entire free world. Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026 On Sunday, Avila neutralized a hot-swinging Philadelphia Phillies lineup. Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralized
Verb
  • In fiscal year 2025, Enterprise says 14,188 metric tons of CO2 equivalent were offset through the program.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • For years, monthly job gains of around 125,000 to 150,000 were considered necessary to offset entrants into the workforce.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And then the president of Haiti was assassinated, and things got really bad in Haiti with the gang violence that ensued.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork at the age of 31.
    USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The article has been corrected to reflect that the university system’s timeline was expedited, not delayed.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This story has been corrected to show that Lombard started a double play in the second inning, not the third.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jones was only three doors from his house, visiting his neighbor, 46-year-old Jwon Martin, when Jones and Martin were murdered.
    Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson initially cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Susie Salmon, the protagonist who’s murdered by a serial killer early in the story and narrates the fallout from heaven.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Bella Twins executed a surprising heel turn, attacking Paige after their tag team loss.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Right-hander Adrian Houser got Manny Machado to pop out, but Tatis and Rengifo executed a double steal and France lined a ball to center to open up a 6-0 lead.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Neutralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralized. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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