offset
noun
something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
has been offsetting
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present perfect progressiveof offset (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Strength there has been offsetting weakness in manufacturing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Google has been offsetting its own emissions rather than fully eliminating them since 2007, and has been able to say that it is carbon neutral since that time.
From The Verge ● Oct. 6, 2021
Evidence suggests that accumulation of ice on the Antarctic continent has been offsetting the steric effect for at least several centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2018
China’s robust 3G growth has been offsetting European handset weakness this summer.
From Forbes ● Sep. 23, 2011
