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made up (for)

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Definition of made up (for)

past tense of make up (for)

as in offset

to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday

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Rising earnings expectations can offset the higher discount rates demanded by higher yields.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
When Airbnb moved an earlier cohort of hosts to the new structure last year, about 30% raised prices enough to fully offset the higher fee and another 30% partially offset it, according to an analysis by short-term rental data firm AirDNA.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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The intravenous fluids supplied anti-nausea medication and corrected the electrolyte abnormalities that her lab work revealed.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Capital values across commercial property corrected roughly 19% peak to trough from 2022 to 2024, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, and multifamily continues to trade below peak pricing.

— Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Air defense forces and electronic warfare units shot down and neutralized 187 drones over the Moscow region, according to its governor, Andrey Vorobiev.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
These antibodies later neutralized about 16% of tetrodotoxin in laboratory tests.

— Jay Kakade August 05, Refractor, 5 Aug. 2026

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