Thesaurus results for COUNTERWEIGHTS

counterweights

noun

plural of counterweight

as in offsets

a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence

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Recent Examples of counterweights In other words, emotion, empathy and irrationality could be seen as some of the most powerful counterweights to AI. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Then, an optimization algorithm repeatedly rearranged the drone’s heavy essentials, such as the battery, the circuit board, and the counterweights. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 Carbon fiber rods connect batteries, a controller, some counterweights, and a motor and propeller. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Built by the Mosler Safe Company in Ohio, the vault’s doors opened upward, activated by two massive counterweights that swung down at the press of a button. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years. — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 When clinicians practice this way, patients still seek out peers — but as companions, not counterweights. — Scott Hamilton, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026 When the executive presides over the legislative branch and retains veto authority, meaningful institutional counterweights can become harder to sustain. — Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 Each tram has eight passenger cars and is powered by a typical heavy-duty elevator mechanism with cables, counterweights, etc. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025

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And this does the latter quite nicely, the classic claret and blue along with a gold trim offsets the whole thing rather well.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The article warns against complacency, noting that if these temporary offsets disappear and supply constraints persist, panic buying and momentum trading could drive prices significantly higher.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of offsets

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Rodriguez says her program is also seeing more borrowers with past-due balances.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Before applying, review your credit reports for errors, make other debt payments on time and pay down credit card and other debt balances when possible.

— Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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These are all refreshing correctives to the texts that previously stood in for contemporary Japan internationally, including any number of small volumes about magical cafés, bookshops, or libraries, often with cats on their covers.

— Sarah Chihaya, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of these values—such as a disciplined commitment to physical fitness—are good and, in my opinion, necessary correctives to the enervating distractions of 21st-century living.

— Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025

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