variants
or counter-forces
as in counters
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
the belief that higher interest rates are an effective counterforce to inflationary pressures
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Style them on your Thanksgiving table between plates of turkey and homemade pumpkin pie, or use them to decorate your mantle, kitchen counters, coffee table, and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Government job counters refine their monthly employment counts, derived from surveys of bosses, through a two-step process.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Business card users will also see $3,500 in annual benefits, including new hotel credits and offsets for purchases at Dell Technologies and Adobe.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Control their spread by digging up and removing any bulb offsets.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The male balances on the female's back and spreads his wings, showing just how flexible those stilt legs are.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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Leaders often overestimate current processes; hard data on time-to-hire, attrition or feedback quality balances perception with reality.—
Prithvi Singh Shergill,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Counterforces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterforces. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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