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counterbalance

[ noun koun-ter-bal-uhns; verb koun-ter-bal-uhns ]

noun

  1. a weight balancing another weight; an equal weight, power, or influence acting in opposition; counterpoise.


verb (used with or without object)

counterbalanced, counterbalancing.
  1. to act against or oppose with an equal weight, force, or influence; offset.

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counterbalance

noun

  1. a weight or force that balances or offsets another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as a counterbalance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of counterbalance1

First recorded in 1570–80; counter- + balance
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Those sequences are clumsily counterbalanced by real-world grievances about how strangers treat a large Black man.

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There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.

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"Our research suggests that the counterbalancing temperature and emission feedbacks should be considered to improve the accuracy of climate change predictions in the Arctic."

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Their measurements found that during the day, green spaces are indeed cooler than the surrounding built-up areas, but this effect is often counterbalanced by increased humidity.

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Right-wing media now dominates with its lies, while corporate media has failed to counterbalance the right-wing narrative.

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