counterweight
noun
coun·ter·weight
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌwāt 
: an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance
counterweight
transitive verb
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Examples of counterweight in a Sentence
The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.
hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence
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For Moscow and Beijing, the expansion is widely viewed as a drive to forge a new world order by turning the loose economic grouping into a geopolitical counterweight to the West – and Western institutions dominated by the US, such as the G7.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 19 June 2024
The executive action is a counterweight to Biden's immigration restriction action tightening asylum policies enacted earlier this month.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 18 June 2024
That alignment provides an indispensable counterweight to Iran and its proxies—one that could become even more important as Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon threatens to devolve into a full-scale war.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
This comes as Chinese political-influence actors are developing ties to top Democrats in California and New York as a counterweight to bipartisan China hawkishness in Washington.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 3 June 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 19 June 2024
The executive action is a counterweight to Biden's immigration restriction action tightening asylum policies enacted earlier this month.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 18 June 2024
That alignment provides an indispensable counterweight to Iran and its proxies—one that could become even more important as Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon threatens to devolve into a full-scale war.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
This comes as Chinese political-influence actors are developing ties to top Democrats in California and New York as a counterweight to bipartisan China hawkishness in Washington.
—Jimmy Quinn, National Review, 3 June 2024
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counterweight
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coun·ter·weight
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