counteract

Example Sentences

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Proteins needed for producing energy decline, while proteins involved in stress responses and mitochondrial repair increase, indicating that the cell attempts to counteract the damage.

From Science Daily

Separately, Chasanoff said the study showed that the home-furnishing category was “highly promotional,” with prices falling on items that previously saw prices rise to counteract tariffs.

From MarketWatch

Narcan works only to reverse the effects of opioids, so officials suspect the children ingested a substance that contained fentanyl, which can be deadly in minuscule amounts if an overdose is not quickly counteracted.

From Los Angeles Times

According to intelligence cited in the leaked documents, officials at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported Lula’s plan, saying it would counteract the West’s “aggressor-victim” narrative about Ukraine.

From Washington Post

“You can think of it as counteracting the positive mass or energy that wants to traverse the wormhole,” Goldberg says.

From Scientific American