neutralized

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“Euphemistic speech is the highest form of thinking, human intelligence, an elegant, ‘veiled,’ neutralized, softened figurative expression of reality,” Xilola Inomovna Ismailova, an English teacher at Kokand State University, wrote last year.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Before a meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, Trump said Iran’s military has been largely neutralized since Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Consequently, shrinking the balance sheet requires swings in the TGA be neutralized so rates remain anchored.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“Nvidia’s buybacks have effectively neutralized dilution from generous stock-based compensation awards. In economic terms, shareholders have paid roughly $90 billion to keep their ownership percentage relatively flat.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda