counteract
Example Sentences
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The NBA has worked to counteract the incentives to tank, including by smoothing the odds of that lottery to narrow the odds between the merely bad teams and the abjectly awful ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Physical activity, such as resistance training, is important to counteract potential negative effects on muscle strength," he added.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
In other words, just like a vast majority of the crewmen, my job is to run side to side across the deck and back again to counteract the rolling motion of the sea.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing counteract
"Don't ban peanuts at school"
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Academic Vocabulary, Unit 3
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Part 3 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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