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
Indeed, PBMs are a natural counterweight to big drug companies that typically charge whatever the market can bear for their products.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Antonio García—racing yacht engineer and uncle to Gazelle founder Jon Salazar—devised a dynamic floating platform with anchor lines attached to the seabed, accompanied by a counterweight that balances the platform in rough seas.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Despite these denials, the alliance between the two nations is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to Western influence in the region and beyond.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Intended as a counterweight to NATO, the organization is based on a principle that an attack against one member should be perceived as an attack against all.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2025
Antonio García—racing yacht engineer and uncle to Gazelle founder Jon Salazar—devised a dynamic floating platform with anchor lines attached to the seabed, accompanied by a counterweight that balances the platform in rough seas.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Despite these denials, the alliance between the two nations is increasingly viewed as a counterweight to Western influence in the region and beyond.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Intended as a counterweight to NATO, the organization is based on a principle that an attack against one member should be perceived as an attack against all.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterweight
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The Senate's adoption is an early step in the process, which requires detailed work by committees to work out the details of spending, as well as of any offsets to help pay for the additional funds.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The latest: Although the scope of the offsets is not entirely clear, lobbyists and aides don't expect using major — or possibly any — health policy changes as payfors.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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While Hackman was found in the home's entryway, Arakawa was discovered in the bathroom, where prescription pills were scattered on the counter.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Arakawa’s body was found on the bathroom floor, beside a counter with pills scattered about, while the 95-year-old Hackman was found collapsed on the floor of another room in the house.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Each wine is evaluated through a meticulous collective tasting regimen, assessing its balance, quality, and consistency, and only 22 percent of the wines from the Médoc production area are included.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2025
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That memory still burns, creating just the right balance of fortitude and redemption.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Weeknd’s maze at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has an unsettling cocaine-freak-out energy that is a welcome counterbalance to mazes’ sepia tones and textbook monsters.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2024
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All the while, however, Beijing and Moscow have pursued inroads into the Western Hemisphere, with China establishing unprecedented levels of diplomatic and economic engagement and Russia seeking to revive and revamp Cold War-era partnerships as a counterbalance to NATO expansion in Europe.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Counterweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterweight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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