as in to 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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Under the rule, any tax cut that adds to the deficit beyond a decade must be offset or else it is not permitted in the Senate.—
Thomas Kahn,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025 -
The rules hold the facilities owners or operators responsible for reducing or offsetting the pollution from their profitable traffic.—
Rambo Talabong,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The title was corrected in Week 4, when the record sprinted from No. 35 to No. 25.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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Trump believes that instituting (or threatening to institute) tariffs is one way to correct this.—
William Z. Fox,
Baltimore Sun,
14 July 2025
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This productivity step-change neutralizes a historical advantage of mega-firms.—
Noah Ohrner,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The assailant, a lone gunman with extremist affiliations, was quickly neutralized by Secret Service agents, but not before fatally wounding Trump.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Cancel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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