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or cancelled (out)
as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment
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offset
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The club have committed to significant future costs, so anything to offset those will be welcome.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025 -
The scope of many of the changes are still unknown and there are opportunities for some changes to be rolled back or offset by other means, including state funding.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Canceled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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