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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a pro-government rally that is intended to neutralize the antiwar demonstrations
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
orders to find the renegade colonel and to neutralize him
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Recent Examples of neutralize
How to Clean Windows With Soap and Vinegar Adding Vinegar To Your Load Of Laundry
Using white vinegar in your laundry helps neutralize odors, remove mildew, stains, and mold, and acts as a natural fabric softener.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
On almost every play, two or three offensive linemen converge on Jay Toia, massive bodies colliding in an attempt to neutralize the Bruins defensive tackle.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
And in a matchup that was expected to be relatively even, the Dodgers already have neutralized a few of the Yankees’ biggest strengths.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
In the first wave, Israeli jets neutralized radar and air defense systems in Syria and Iraq, clearing a safe corridor for the next phase.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
On almost every play, two or three offensive linemen converge on Jay Toia, massive bodies colliding in an attempt to neutralize the Bruins defensive tackle.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
And in a matchup that was expected to be relatively even, the Dodgers already have neutralized a few of the Yankees’ biggest strengths.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
In the first wave, Israeli jets neutralized radar and air defense systems in Syria and Iraq, clearing a safe corridor for the next phase.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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This was offset by interest income on securities held in the Trust Account of $108,520 and a change in fair value of the convertible note of $66,021.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Plager, a small business owner, said his city needs to add new revenue sources to offset the growing cost of providing community services without raising taxes.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Musawi was the Party’s second secretary-general, until he was assassinated by Israel, in 1992.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Last week, an Iranian asset was charged with attempting to assassinate President-elect Trump.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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This article was updated to correct the name of the Farmer's Dog.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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It has also been updated to correct the length of Sheriff Dannels’ career to 40 years in law enforcement.David Culver, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed] commemorated murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The onetime president pretended to be murdered in a 1963 homemade spy movie.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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Listen to this article Merrillville man acquitted in Gary drug deal slaying Michael Baker was acquitted Friday in the Jan. 21, 2023 murder of Demetri Russell, 29.Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024
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The sleepy spot actually holds a chilling history dating back to 1912, when two adults, Josiah and Sarah Moore, and six children were brutally slain in what is now known as the Villisca Ax Murder House.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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In April 2016, Tuck said, Amy prepared a release of the deed of trust and used the power of attorney to execute it, and also prepared a quit claim deed to himself to the woman's nearby home.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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He is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in south Alabama.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Finally, as is obvious to most observers, Israel cannot kill its way out of the threat posed by Hamas and other armed Palestinian factions.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The version of the virus detected in San Mateo County lies at the center of an outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people this year in Central and Eastern Africa, with most of those cases being in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Neutralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralize. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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