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makeweight
noun as in complement
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They want to use you as a makeweight in their game of wresting from the Russian workers their dearly-won liberty.
I carefully noted all flaws, however slight, in each pipkin of his warehouse and set all such damaged goods aside as a makeweight.
It opened without the intended makeweight, and the court of France was less inclined to make concessions for a peace.
And then, as a makeweight in the bargain, the venal sacristan placed in my hands the head of Charlemagne.
Hitherto the supernatural has always been the makeweight of human ignorance; is it, in truth, this and nothing else?
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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to makeweight, such as: accompaniment, addition, aggregate, augmentation, balance, and capacity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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