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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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Postal Service to counteract its growing financial losses while the agency is “in the midst of the severe financial crisis amid rising operational costs.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

“Those micro doses of movement throughout the day can counteract the effects.”

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

"People think if you're a good swimmer it doesn't make any difference, but if you don't know how to counteract the panic, cold water shock can affect anybody," she said.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Over the first two games of the NBA Finals, the Knicks have managed to counteract Victor Wembanyama, the league’s best defender.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

He clawed again for the copper and looped the wiring around his hand to counteract its slickness.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

This mysterious form of energy produces an outward pressure that counteracts gravity and prevents complete collapse.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

Now, researchers report that a once-promising new drug, an antibody that counteracts a pernicious toxin in the viper’s venom, has failed in animal trials.

From Science Magazine Jan. 16, 2024

"I do believe that we can win," he counteracts, "and I won't stop fighting until we do."

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

The shocking presence of bright blue in a white gallery space also counteracts East Germany’s reputation as a colorless place.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

This brief overview of precolonial North America counteracts the settler-colonial myth of the wandering Neolithic hunter and vast unused and uncharted lands.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An attractive force pulling the particles together is precisely counteracted by pressure produced by the fermions, keeping the droplet from collapsing.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

And one 10-second play from Friday’s Game 2 shows just how the Knicks have counteracted the player known as The Alien—by manipulating space and time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Drones can also be counteracted with “kinetic” systems, which can shoot down drones.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Taylor's worries are counteracted by career-high paydays for the female fighters on an event being broadcast on Netflix in the streaming giant's first venture into live boxing.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2024

I guess Joey and I counteracted the brain-loss effect caused by Chas Becker’s brilliance.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

“The forecast is shaped by two counteracting forces,” said Asa Johansson, director of policy studies at the OECD.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The researchers also observed brain activity patterns that resembled the effects of a good night's sleep, counteracting the typical brain changes associated with sleep deprivation.

From Science Daily Dec. 29, 2025

It has an inclined tourbillon, a feature aimed at improving accuracy by counteracting gravity, which adds to its rarity in the watch world.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

There is no way of counteracting this weapon, which attacks targets at a speed of 10 Mach, or 2.5-3km/s, he said.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

“That still sounds fishy, a poison counteracting a poison.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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