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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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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
The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Implementing periodic reviews, predefined allocation thresholds and scenario modeling introduces discipline, neutralizes emotional volatility and mirrors how capital is managed at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This effectively neutralizes the negative press, making the short sellers seem uninformed.
—Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Implementing periodic reviews, predefined allocation thresholds and scenario modeling introduces discipline, neutralizes emotional volatility and mirrors how capital is managed at scale.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 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
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While the scientists union agreed to a leave program this year that offsets their employees’ salary increases, next year’s raises, which range between 3% and 5%, will not be negated by an additional leave program.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Kirby, also one of the producers, deftly offsets Lynette’s sharp edges with a haunted quality; as a vehicle for the skilled actress, Night Always Comes is certainly solid and always absorbing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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When faced with a significant initial error of 50%, the new method corrects itself within just 5 seconds, while conventional approaches require over 100 seconds—a 20-fold improvement in recovery speed, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Aug. 2025
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But now researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU) have designed an exosuit that corrects body posture.—
Payal Dhar,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2021
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The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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So when your internal temperature starts turning up the heat, this machine-washable cooling blanket counteracts it by enhancing air circulation and wicking any initial sweat.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 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
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It is believed that the marketing spend on The Little Mermaid far outweighs the home entertainment and merchandise income but Disney doesn’t disclose either so this can only be an estimate which may not be reliable.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the comments, TikTok users joked about the couple's nightly challenge of carving out personal space while competing with a dog that outweighs many adults.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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This week’s game against the WarHawks will not simply be about getting in the win column, but how the Crimson Tide executes on both sides of scrimmage ahead of next week’s visit from Wisconsin and, following a bye, the start of SEC play at Georgia on September 20.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But, like all technologies, each manufacturer executes it differently.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The front row already included senior outside hitter Tenley Davis, a Loyola commit with a team-high 180 kills this season, and junior outside hitter Luca Bombacino, a Michigan commit with 170 kills.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Novartis’s radioligand therapy targets mutations in tumors, delivering radiation only where it is needed, unlike ordinary radiotherapy which kills non-cancerous cells as well as cancerous ones.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Neutralizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralizes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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