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as in scale
a device for measuring weight use a balance to make sure you get the amounts precisely correct

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as in offset
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective the balance to the mountain of complaints are the many letters of praise that we also receive

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verb (1)

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to make equal in amount, degree, or status tried to balance the total amount of money spent on gifts for each child

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as in to pay
to give what is owed for she had to balance her account with the hotel before checking out of her room

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adjective

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verb (2)

past tense of balance

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Recent Examples of balance
Noun
The study looked at the sleep benefits of five bedtime fitness regimes: aerobic/endurance, strength/resistance, balance, flexibility, and combo. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025 Hampton is a bruising (6-0, 221), north/south runner who plays with patience and impressive contact balance. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
The home’s design masterfully balances intimate living spaces with grand-scale entertaining areas. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Following in the footsteps of films like Phone Booth, Red Eye and, more recently, Carry-On, this Blumhouse production, which premiered at SXSW before its theatrical release in April, balances its pulpy narrative with an escalating and terrifying tension. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Cox does not attempt to offer a balanced portrait but rather highlights what many histories of Wilson have left out. Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 Without full reimbursement, districts of every size are forced to make difficult decisions to maintain a balanced budget. Patrice McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balance
Noun
  • Last year’s struggles over speech—among protesters and counter-protesters, scholars and administrators—seemed to show a system falling out of equilibrium.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Related article What this holiday of sacrifice teaches us about mindfulness Find equilibrium during Ramadan Fasting for Ramadan can be a dance between managing one’s physical health and water intake, and also fulfilling personal religious goals.
    Monica Haider, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Particularly in small spaces, their charming symmetry feels extra sweet and layered.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
  • There’s something almost otherworldly about being inside, surrounded by its massive columns and the perfect symmetry of the design.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This significant sum is still nowhere near the scale of the cuts Republicans apparently want to make.
    Nicole Huberfeld, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Amazon’s fulfillment centers exemplify this transformation at scale, with over 750,000 mobile robots worldwide navigating complex environments to retrieve items.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Senate's adoption is an early step in the process, which requires detailed work by committees to work out the details of spending, as well as of any offsets to help pay for the additional funds.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The latest: Although the scope of the offsets is not entirely clear, lobbyists and aides don't expect using major — or possibly any — health policy changes as payfors.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • An additional 63 canisters of waste rest horizontally nearby, including 13 filled with material from the dismantlement project.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This additional muscle growth will equate to more calories burned at rest than just using cardio sessions to burn calories.7 Combining cardio and weight lifting could produce more noticeable results than doing one alone.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Hours of screen time per day for kids 0-8 remained stable, but children are watching less live television and cable and more time short videos on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
    Megan Morrone, Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The current period should be a stable interglacial, which means the next ice age would begin in about 10,000 years, the researchers said in their findings.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And, here in Rancho Mirage, the duo’s captivating sense of color and linear proportions is honored via the desert oasis.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Mobile Solutions Ukrainian electronic warfare also brings down a significant proportion of the drones – estimated at 35% by the Ukrainian Air Force - but this may be more effective against decoys than the real thing.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Various pills were scattered on a counter, and a space heater was on the floor next to her, according to a search warrant affidavit.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Arakawa’s body was found on the bathroom floor, beside a counter with pills scattered about, while the 95-year-old Hackman was found collapsed on the floor of another room in the house.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025

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