neutralization

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Recent Examples of neutralization But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives. Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025 And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization. Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025 Similar to what refined oils go through, the tallow may need neutralization — a chemical refining process usually involving an alkaline solution that’s basically baking powder, which separates free fatty acids from the tallow. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neutralization
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralization
Noun
  • The result has long been the virtual nullification of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which limits states from erecting trade barriers against each other.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • In a split decision, the appeals panel upheld his nullification of leases to Brentwood and Safety Park Corp. but reversed his ruling on UCLA, which was based on a different law.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained though Francis issued a separate reform to simplify, facilitate and accelerate the process.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Our state laws impose penalties such as fines, license revocation, mandatory ignition interlock devices and felony charges.
    Sean M. Cleary, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Post-naturalization criminal activity alone does not provide grounds for revocation under current statutes.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such holidays are paid days off for court employees and decided well in advance, so their immediate abolition can’t happen overnight.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Bolsonaro was also convicted on charges that include leading an armed criminal organization and attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.
    Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lori listens in dumbfounded silence, keeping her eyes on the prize, and trying not to roll them when Julian makes a comment about the dearth of great women artists—the kind of remark that earned him a close brush with cancellation in the past.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Others experience frustration with cancellations.
    Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Neutralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralization. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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