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Six example sentences with counteract, each labelled with its topic.
Doctors gave magnesium to counteract the tremor caused by the first drug without stopping the treatment entirely.
Medicine
A spoonful of yogurt will counteract the heat of too much chili without dulling the dish's other flavors.
Cooking
The bank raised rates sharply to counteract prices that had climbed nine percent in a single year.
Finance
Hip stretches counteract hours of sitting, which is why the trainer starts every desk worker with them.
Fitness
Air resistance counteracts gravity on a falling leaf, so it drifts down instead of dropping like a stone.
Science
A heavy counterweight in the tower counteracts the sway of the upper floors during strong winds.
Architecture
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