as in offset
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
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Recent Examples of counterweight
The counterweight to the labor market’s apparent downward trajectory is the fact that unemployment hasn’t spiked—despite the weak payroll and openings data.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The statement served as a counterweight to the glam and high art focus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Law portrays a younger Putin, depicted as ruthlessly calculating and enigmatic, while Alicia Vikander plays Ksenia, Baranov’s lover and moral counterweight.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Broadhead provides the counterweight.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The statement served as a counterweight to the glam and high art focus.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Law portrays a younger Putin, depicted as ruthlessly calculating and enigmatic, while Alicia Vikander plays Ksenia, Baranov’s lover and moral counterweight.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Broadhead provides the counterweight.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterweight
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Thanks to such voodoo carbon accounting, sellers of forest carbon offsets elsewhere are having to refund buyers due to unmet growth projections.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Simply pinch off any offset or irregular branches with your fingers or garden snips so that the plant has a more rounded appearance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Given City’s soft centre has come from a failure to cope with counter-attacks and a lack of pace to defend in a high line, Khusanov may just be the blunt force antidote Guardiola needs.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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An available 138-L compressor drawer fridge with 12-L freezer takes up the bulk of the under-counter foundation, providing loads of space for perishables.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, with policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The call effectively urges Qatar to allow Iranian missile deployment on its territory as a counterbalance to the Israeli and American presence.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The counterbalance to this setup is that unemployment remains low.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 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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That makes Leo’s ascension well timed to offer a corrective.—
Mike Burbach,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Counterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterweight. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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