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- verb American Alternative spelling of
neutralising ; present participle ofneutralize .
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Examples
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It has an alkaline pH which is why blackpowder shooters like it so much since it aids in neutralizing the acid formed by black powder residue and moisture.
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But they have done unmeasurable damage (I'd say unintended, but I have this nagging fear that there ARE people who get the potency of NPR/PBS) in neutralizing effective progressive media.
Rob Kall: The Potential Disastrous End of PBS/NPR is Over-rated Rob Kall 2010
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Prof. WIENER: Yeah, neutralizing is one of the scary words which appear in the file.
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It has an alkaline pH which is why blackpowder shooters like it so much since it aids in neutralizing the acid formed by black powder residue and moisture.
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Prof. WIENER: Yeah, neutralizing is one of the scary words which appear in the file.
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Prof. WIENER: Yeah, neutralizing is one of the scary words which appear in the file.
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Of course the democratic response, of placing a rising tax burden on fewer and fewer voters, has been highly effective in neutralizing this strategy.
Matthew Yglesias » Republicans About to Lie in Tax Cut Bed of Their Own Devising 2009
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The only reason the House and Senate passed bills this time around is that the Obama administration was effective in neutralizing some of the oppostion to health care reform – something the Clintons failed to do.
Matthew Yglesias » Poll Shows That Passing the Bill Improves Democrats’ Popularity 2010
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Prof. WIENER: Yeah, neutralizing is one of the scary words which appear in the file.
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But they have done unmeasurable damage (I'd say unintended, but I have this nagging fear that there ARE people who get the potency of NPR/PBS) in neutralizing effective progressive media.
Rob Kall: The Potential Disastrous End of PBS/NPR is Over-rated Rob Kall 2010
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