counterbalanced
- past participle of counterbalance.
- past tense form of counterbalance.
Example Sentences
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Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the opinions in Slaughter and Cook, handed them down as a paired set, as though one counterbalanced the other.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
But that gap was counterbalanced, according to the data, by the fact that the department lost 204 more sworn employees to attrition under Villanueva than it did under Luna over the same periods.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
You might wonder why this negative effect isn’t counterbalanced by the more upbeat mood of investors whose favorite team has won.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
But the impact was small because rising import costs were counterbalanced by falling demand as imports and exports dropped and manufacturing activity contracted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
The Mechagodzilla’s slow movement and attacks counterbalanced its seeming invulnerability.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
