counteract

Example Sentences

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None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given suggested earlier this season that keeping players up while defending corners could be an effective way to counteract Arsenal's threat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Those sources of uncertainty could counteract positive signs the economy was previously showing and have made projecting the rest of the fiscal year far more difficult, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

One recent study has already demonstrated that exercise can help counteract aging linked to cancer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

More strongly than my fondness for Pecola, I felt a need for someone to want the black baby to live—just to counteract the universal love of white baby dolls, Shirley Temples, and Maureen Peals.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison