Thesaurus / counterbalance
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Though the lamp is tall, it’s designed with a sturdy counterbalance and weighted base to keep it stable as you adjust it.
BEST DESK LAMPS TO STAY PRODUCTIVE IN 2021JEN MCCAFFERYAUGUST 24, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEPersonnel aboard the space station launched other thrusters as a counterbalance.
RUSSIAN THRUSTER MISFIRE LED TO A ‘TUG OF WAR’ AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AS CREW SOUGHT TO REGAIN CONTROLDALVIN BROWNJULY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIf Checkmate can deliver its promises, including on price, it will perform a valuable counterbalance in the skies above future battlefields.
RUSSIA’S NEW STEALTH FIGHTER IS A BARGAIN WORTHY OF A BOND VILLAINROB VERGERJULY 22, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThe counterbalance to human society, that doesn’t exist with chimps, is our striving for egalitarianism in the group.
SEBASTIAN JUNGER: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FREEDOMNATHAN S. WEBSTERMAY 31, 2021THE DAILY BEASTEverywhere, old athletes are thriving and providing a counterbalance to the harsh daily reminders of life’s fragility.
AS SERENA WILLIAMS NEARS THE END, HER GREATNESS PLAYS ON IN NAOMI OSAKAJERRY BREWERFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe company has positioned itself as a counterbalance to Amazon’s dominance, allowing budding entrepreneurs to set up their own shops and sell to customers directly rather than having to default to putting their wares on Amazon’s massive marketplace.
AMAZON IS TAKING AIM AT ONE OF ITS FEW REMAINING RIVALSMARC BAINFEBRUARY 16, 2021QUARTZWithin the National Church there was a great deal to counterbalance these injurious tendencies and check their growth.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTONAre not the motives of the incredulous man strong enough to counterbalance his passions?
SUPERSTITION IN ALL AGES (1732)JEAN MESLIERThe cause has been hindered in its action, or another cause has intervened to counterbalance the first.
ENGLISH: COMPOSITION AND LITERATUREW. F. (WILLIAM FRANKLIN) WEBSTERThis was a triumph for Mr. Gladstone of an entirely satisfactory character; but he had sore trials to counterbalance it.
GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. VOL. 4 OF 8VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO COUNTERBALANCE
- acknowledgment
- answer
- attitude
- back talk
- backfire
- backlash
- boomerang
- comeback
- compensation
- counteraction
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- double-take
- echo
- feedback
- feeling
- hit
- kick
- kickback
- knee-jerk
- lip
- opinion
- reagency
- rebound
- reception
- receptivity
- reciprocation
- recoil
- reflection
- reflex
- rejoinder
- repercussion
- reply
- retort
- return
- reverberation
- revulsion
- sass
- snappy comeback
- take
- vibes
- wisecrack
- acknowledgments
- answers
- attitudes
- back talks
- backfires
- backlashes
- boomerangs
- comebacks
- compensations
- counteractions
- counterbalances
- counterpoises
- double-takes
- echoes
- feedbacks
- feelings
- hits
- kickbacks
- kicks
- knee-jerks
- lips
- opinions
- reagencies
- rebounds
- receptions
- receptivities
- reciprocation
- recoil
- reflections
- reflexes
- rejoinders
- repercussions
- replies
- retorts
- returns
- reverberations
- revulsion
- sasses
- snappy comebacks
- takes
- vibes
- wisecracks
- ante up
- atone
- atone for
- balance
- comp
- compensate
- cough up
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- do business
- equalize
- expiate
- fix
- give satisfaction
- grease
- indemnify
- make amends
- make good
- make up for
- offset
- overcompensate
- pay
- pay for
- propitiate
- put out
- reciprocate
- recoup
- recover
- redress
- reimburse
- remunerate
- repay
- requite
- retaliate
- retrieve
- return
- reward
- satisfy
- spring for
- square
- sweeten the pot
- swing for
- take care of
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