compensate
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Other more niche platforms that allow people to post and interact with one another may not survive constant litigation, even if they try to compensate by investing in extreme moderation.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
"We cracked a way to compensate for losses continuously."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Renewable-energy sources carry burdens of their own—including the intermittence of solar and wind power, for which battery storage generally can’t fully compensate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
It has suction systems to compensate for microgravity.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
One’s magnetic and directional subsenses are all wrong on other planets; when the intellect won’t or can’t compensate for that wrongness, the result is a profound bewilderment, a feeling that everything, literally, has come loose.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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