1
as in offsets
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 assassinates
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralizes
His studio team appreciates how subtle soft pink/white crystal lighting neutralizes the green of the glass.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
This effectively neutralizes the negative press, making the short sellers seem uninformed.
—Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
This effectively neutralizes the negative press, making the short sellers seem uninformed.
—Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralizes
Verb
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The recommendations comes after West Hollywood began exploring lowering or waiving fees altogether to attract more production and see if volume offsets the loss and a new state tax credit system is poised to bring more work back to California.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Founder Sam Bertram, who started the business with his brother, said the company offsets that environmental impact by purchasing clean energy for its facility.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ken Woroner—Netflix In Shelley's book, the Creature either directly murders or is responsible for the deaths of several innocent people as part as his quest for vengeance against Victor.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The red counteracts the green, and the acidity helps neutralize the reaction.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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In combination, these strategies offer a blueprint for daily living that counteracts some of the evolutionary mismatches of modern life.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But maybe audiences will at least reach for their remotes and go to streaming for the killer doll that slays in more ways than one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If the cost outweighs the benefit for your household, vote No.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Studies show that most people believe the value of a degree still far outweighs the cost.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Missouri executes 1st inmate of the year Missouri executed Lance Shockley, 48, by lethal injection for the 2005 murder of 37-year-old Sgt.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Operators input mission goals on the tablet, and the MATRIX autonomy software generates and executes a flight plan, using onboard sensors and algorithms to navigate safely and avoid obstacles.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Echinacea is not an antibiotic that directly kills pathogens.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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That starts a chain reaction of polymerization that ultimately kills the cell.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Neutralizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralizes. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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