counterbalance
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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have counterbalancedperfect
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has counterbalancedperfect 3rd person singular
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counterbalancessingular 3rd person
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counterbalancingparticiple
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is counterbalancingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am counterbalancingprogressive 1st person singular
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has been counterbalancingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are counterbalancingprogressive
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have been counterbalancingperfect progressive
Past
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had counterbalancedperfect
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counterbalancedsimple
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were counterbalancingprogressive plural
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counterbalancedparticiple
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was counterbalancingprogressive singular
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had been counterbalancingperfect progressive
Future
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Example Sentences
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“Badlands,” where Springsteen exhorts, “talk about a dream, try to make it real,” comes after “Tom Joad” as a counterbalance to the tale of hope and despair that precedes it.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
The head of SpaceX and Tesla argued that he wanted to counterbalance Google's dominance and ensure that transformative AI technology -- which he has warned poses risks to humanity -- remain free from profit-driven pressures.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Yet fears of layoffs might still act as a counterbalance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Pratt found solace in his own creative artwork every evening, she explained, a counterbalance to the grisliness he confronted all day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
To counterbalance the effect of these new political allies, the authorities also put a handful of common-law prisoners in our section.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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