as in corrects
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
if you get a high grade on this quiz, it will offset the D from your last one
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as in counters
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
a better performance this time will be an offset to last year's dismal showing
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as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
symptoms that were striking for their abrupt onset and their equally abrupt offset
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Recent Examples of offsets
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Despite this, officials for the Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents rank-and-file members, say the number of retiring officers offsets some of the total number of new hires.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Baby offsets dangle from the mother plant’s long slender leaves, resembling spiderettes suspended from a spider's web.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
The boots also have vivid contrast stitching that offsets the neutral shoe colors, adding a touch of personality to an otherwise versatile boot.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
His partnership with Big Red F Restaurant Group offsets approximately 6,200 miles in emissions, according to Hanson’s math.
—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
In most advanced economies, women now supply the bulk of new labor-force entrants in the 25-to-54 age group, the very cohort that offsets aging among men.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Global streamers have broadly rejected the necessity of quotas, claiming their local investment in content and jobs offsets them.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Rose Glass' directorial debut is an ecclesiastical horror that offsets the fine line between devotion and delusion, all while stirring the painful emotions of loneliness and trauma.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Carbon offsets in sports are also in the news, with scandals erupting around them in connection with sports from FIFA’s 2022 World Cup to basketball’s LA Clippers.
—Brian P. McCullough, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
So impactful was that movie that one study found that ZIP codes within 10 miles of screenings showed a 50 percent increase in the purchasing of carbon offsets.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025
Davis described earlier commercial work where teams voluntarily added a carbon tax to budgets to fund offsets – small steps that laid groundwork for larger systemic ideas.
—Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
Even with record customs duties around $195 billion gross, the actual net money available is closer to $90 billion after legal challenges and tax offsets.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
These spring-blooming bulbs naturalize easily and spread through self-seeding and new offsets that form on the bulbs underground.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Both offsets and carbon pricing have near-intractable structural problems.
—Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
The deceleration in hiring, uptick in corporate layoffs, still-weak consumer confidence, struggling housing market are all partial offsets to the thriving corporate and capex sector.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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In other words, even as streaming TV offsets some linear losses, the growth elsewhere in the ad ecosystem continues shrinking TV’s piece of the pie.
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Houses have been being built here since the early 1900s, and so there's different offsets.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for offsets
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The light blue shade counteracts purple and pink tones to cover redness and veins, while the peach shade brightens and corrects sallow-looking skin.—
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When Linda says the gun has Mary's initials on it, Norma corrects her.—
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Accessibility There’s a wheelchair accessible ramp at The Pointe Restaurant, and elevators for access to all public areas and guestrooms with specific rooms featuring lower counters and accessible showers and balconies.—
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Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams had the perfect counters for Minnesota’s defense.—
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
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Instead of scattering light, this coating neutralizes reflections, making dark scenes easier to see even under direct lighting.—
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Its acidity effectively breaks down grease, eliminates mold, neutralizes odors, and dissolves mineral deposits.—
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
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Millions of people who sometimes pay off their balances could also face new restrictions, the group said.—
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Conflict in Yemen has prompted air traffic halts — leaving about 600 tourists stranded on a remote island.—
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The fact that any soliloquy halts dramatic action also poses a challenge.—
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The good certainly outweighs the bad, with some truly unique sets landing on shelves over the last 12 months.—
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For many investors, the long-term citizenship pathway far outweighs any short-term hurdles.—
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Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.—
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These are not radical demands, but overdue correctives necessary for restoring public trust in higher education.—
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“Offsets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offsets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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