as in offsets
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday
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Prestige alone no longer offsets the risks attached to expensive launches and instant global scrutiny.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026 -
And Republican initiatives to cut income tax rates and bolster a state credit that offsets a portion of local property tax bills also were left by the wayside.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, premiering May 20 on Apple TV, corrects this oversight.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 May 2026
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The Future Success Profile corrects that at the root.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The acidic nature of vinegar neutralizes the biological activity of enzymes prior to them having an opportunity to perform, explains Gonzalez.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
21 May 2026
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The treatment neutralizes the virus and blocks its ability to enter and infect healthy cells.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Makes up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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