counteract

Example Sentences

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None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Announcing its approval, the FCC said the deal would help "counteract the growing imbalance of power" between local broadcast TV stations and the large media firms, including Fox, Disney and Paramount, that dominate programming.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

One recent study has already demonstrated that exercise can help counteract aging linked to cancer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

The appeal its stance does have for some white working class voters in the constituency was insufficient to counteract that disadvantage.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The paramedic disinfected Ear’s wound and fed plasma into his arm to counteract the shock.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer