as in nullifying
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as in offsetting
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 assassinating
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralizing
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
By partly neutralizing criticism that its leaders are elitist or antidemocratic, the right has been able to focus on issues that play to its strengths.
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Brian Winter,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Baking Soda As an alkaline compound, baking soda is skilled at neutralizing odors.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
From there, researchers could comb through the libraries to identify any broadly neutralizing nanobodies.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Palivizumab bound to the prefusion and postfusion F proteins, but the most strongly neutralizing antibodies against RSV were those that only targeted the virus’s prefusion structure.
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Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
The key will be neutralizing the quality of the chances the team gives up, as Gotham got several high-quality chances.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
To kill Putin quickly and then fight for power means neutralizing his threat up front against any plotters before loyalists can react.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The interceptor carries a small payload tailored for neutralizing drones and similar aerial targets while maintaining a compact and cost-effective design.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.
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Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised authorities for neutralizing the gunman, while the nation’s controversial security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, released a video standing next to what appeared to be the gunman’s blurred body.
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Robert Blankenship,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
An additional $250 million is being directed toward tracking and neutralizing suspect drones.
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Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
In a 2021 study, the company demonstrated that its neutralizing antibody can suppress a protein, dubbed USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of tooth buds.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Adjective
But that valve is clogged up, and so there is no way to get the neutralizing agent inside the tank.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
By partly neutralizing criticism that its leaders are elitist or antidemocratic, the right has been able to focus on issues that play to its strengths.
—
Brian Winter,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Baking Soda As an alkaline compound, baking soda is skilled at neutralizing odors.
—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
From there, researchers could comb through the libraries to identify any broadly neutralizing nanobodies.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Palivizumab bound to the prefusion and postfusion F proteins, but the most strongly neutralizing antibodies against RSV were those that only targeted the virus’s prefusion structure.
—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Baking soda works by absorbing odors and neutralizing musty, acidic smells from mildew, mold, and bacteria.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
The key will be neutralizing the quality of the chances the team gives up, as Gotham got several high-quality chances.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
To kill Putin quickly and then fight for power means neutralizing his threat up front against any plotters before loyalists can react.
—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The interceptor carries a small payload tailored for neutralizing drones and similar aerial targets while maintaining a compact and cost-effective design.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present.
—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised authorities for neutralizing the gunman, while the nation’s controversial security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, released a video standing next to what appeared to be the gunman’s blurred body.
—
Robert Blankenship,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
An additional $250 million is being directed toward tracking and neutralizing suspect drones.
—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
In a 2021 study, the company demonstrated that its neutralizing antibody can suppress a protein, dubbed USAG-1, which inhibits the growth of tooth buds.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralizing
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New equity issuance, though high in dollar terms, is proportional to a much larger market, with buybacks offsetting supply.
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These efforts lower energy bills either by directly reducing a home’s energy use or by offsetting some of that use.
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The 23-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University will be in court this week for the most substantial hearing so far in his murder case.
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
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For decades, beauty has focused on correcting the visible effects of stress.
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Fernandez and Iglesias walked around, correcting students and teaching them the proper footing and hand technique.
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It’s been over three decades since Wood was convicted of murdering six young women and girls and burying their bodies near El Paso – crimes for which he was nicknamed the Desert Killer.
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Ciarre Campbell, brother of veteran NFL lineman Calais Campbell, has been charged with murdering their 71-year-old mother, Nateal, inside her Atlanta home.
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The other question mark is whether Red Bull kept him out too long before executing his final pit stop.
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Employees spend less time executing tasks and more time directing work, applying judgment and providing oversight.
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The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
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Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County.
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Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
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Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
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“Neutralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralizing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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