compensate
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Because the inner ear’s balance organs are wired to the eye muscles, when displaced crystals send false signals that the head is spinning, the eyes reflexively move to compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
When she couldn't control what she was eating, Kildunne would exercise to compensate, nipping out for runs to 'earn' the meal friends were about to serve her.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It has suction systems to compensate for microgravity.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The administrators have won a key non-wage concession: a recognition of a 40-hour work week, with flex time off to compensate for weeks of more than 40 hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
But little by little, in this grueling struggle to restore lost energy, those cells that survive begin to compensate by increased fermentation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing compensate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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The Crucible
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