Reality and dreams counteract each other.
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Counteract
/ˈkaʊntəɹˌækt/
Synonyms for "counteract" (171 found)
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Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
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To counteract calcification, do mental gymnastics at Tatoeba.
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This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.
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