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
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Several companies, including Ace Hardware and power tool makers Milwaukee Tool and STIHL, have supported the New York measure as a way to help offset the costs of lawn care companies replacing older equipment.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Of course, Texas Republicans justified their gerrymandered map as an offset to a Democrat gerrymandered map in Illinois, and so on.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Five arrivals are a lot for one season, but they're offset by five departures, several of them major.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Several companies, including Ace Hardware and power tool makers Milwaukee Tool and STIHL, have supported the New York measure as a way to help offset the costs of lawn care companies replacing older equipment.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
To release pie, run a small offset spatula between side of pan and the crust; gently open side of pan and remove.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Of course, Texas Republicans justified their gerrymandered map as an offset to a Democrat gerrymandered map in Illinois, and so on.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offset
Verb
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In 2023, the two-time Super Bowl champion missed Pac-12 media day to address a blood clot in his right leg and another surgery to correct curved toes on his left foot.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Yankees had mostly corrected their poor fundamental mistakes since the trade deadline, but in the most important game of the season, several miscues helped put New York in a deep early deficit.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Long before celebrity chefs and social media buzz, the city’s neighborhoods were dotted with coffee counters, family-run diners and grand dining rooms.—
Elissa Robinson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that there was no ceasefire in place in Gaza, only a temporary halt in certain bombings, according to Reuters.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
5 Oct. 2025
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But watch for combat to come to a halt until these hostages are released.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The idea of carrying that many left-handers wouldn’t just be to get those guys out of the game or to neutralize a Schwarber or Harper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Fever closed out the game from the line with Sims – who had 18 points – and Mitchell combining to hit five of six in the final seconds to neutralize Aces star Chelsea Gray’s back-to-back three pointers.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This enables the whole brain system to return to a state of balance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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And this inflatable water mat makes tummy time a blast, while helping little ones develop better balance and stronger core muscles.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Safdie only made slight changes to the ending, like adding a conversation Kerr has with a doctor after the loss.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is no simple, fast way to counteract caffeine.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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But if your breathing is shallow and mostly in your upper chest, your shoulders elevate with every breath, creating compensatory tension in your neck muscles that counteract the function of the scapular stabilizing muscles.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 College Rankings from Washington Monthly offer a corrective.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Offset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offset. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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