as in to correct
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
if you get a high grade on this quiz, it will offset the D from your last one
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as in counter
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
a better performance this time will be an offset to last year's dismal showing
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as in halt
the stopping of a process or activity
symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset
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Recent Examples of offset
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
One benefit of SMAs is tax-loss harvesting, which uses losses to offset portfolio gains.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Banana plants propagate vegetatively by offsets that grow up from their base with masses of leaves.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Newsom has portrayed his mid-term redistricting push as necessary to offset Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pursuit to create five new Republican congressional districts in Texas.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
One benefit of SMAs is tax-loss harvesting, which uses losses to offset portfolio gains.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Federal debts that might trigger offsets include federal income tax delinquencies, student loan defaults, and SSA overpayments.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Banana plants propagate vegetatively by offsets that grow up from their base with masses of leaves.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offset
Verb
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Some violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore
August 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Aug. 2025
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Individuals would also gain the right to access and correct the information used in such decisions, and both developers and deployers would be required to implement procedures to support those rights.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Keep these items on your counter or in your pantry.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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Salsa music plays from a boom box on the counter, where Amadeo tends to a pair of customers.—
Harrison Hill,
AFAR Media,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Strict Covid-19 travel restrictions imposed by Indonesia and nearby Singapore, whose affluent vacationers underpin Bintan’s tourist-centric economy, effectively brought operations to a halt.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Not resuming after coming to a halt happened 71 times, each of which required the driver to act.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Consuming adequate vitamin C protects your cells from free radicals—highly unstable particles that can cause damage to cells if they aren't neutralized.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the streamers also can use AI to detect fakes better than ever, neutralizing the incentive to cheat.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Finding that balance between using Daniels’ legs while still protecting him is something Leipold doesn’t take lightly.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Aug. 2025
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Getting this balance right across capabilities is a formidable and ever-evolving challenge.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their fairy-tale ending might not be so happy after all.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Arguably its symbolic ending following the end of the Berlin Wall was one of the defining moments of that century.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Share Dilution: The increase in shares outstanding by 6% to 10.8 billion has slightly counteracted the gains.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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San Jose State credited last year’s enrollment boost to the university’s proactive workshops, communication and staff efforts to counteract the national error.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
27 Aug. 2025
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The delivery backlog was exacerbated by the cessation of air travel early in the pandemic and the multiple production stoppages driven by Boeing’s safety and quality issues.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lifestyle changes: Depending on your symptoms, your treatment plan may include smoking cessation, supplemental vitamins, and/or a low-salt, low-protein diet.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Offset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offset. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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