counterweigh
verb (used with or without object)
to counterbalance; counterpoise.
counterweighed
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past participleof counterweigh.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof counterweigh.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
counterweighverb (used with or without object)to counterbalance; counterpoise.
Example Sentences
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I was surprised by the way ordinary pleasures — birds on our feeder, the sticky grasp of toddler fingers or a sip of water after a run — counterweighed the sorrow.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
Heavy pieces such as pianos are counterweighed with bricks on the opposite side of the houses, and interior design follows the Dutch principle of gezellig, or “coziness,” which incorporates soft lighting and modern fixtures.
From Washington Post
The Soviet advantage in numbers of missiles was presumably counterweighed by U.S. superiority in accuracy, sophistication and numbers of nuclear bombs, since more U.S. missiles carry multiple warheads.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Law and order" was judiciously counterweighed with a call for equal opportunities.
From Time Magazine Archive
Accountant is trained to do a balancing trick, Lifting the pane of profit counterweighed by black!
From Truth and the Myth : Couplets quips by A. R. Narayanan
