equalizer
noun
equal·iz·er
ˈē-kwə-ˌlī-zər 
: one that equalizes: such as
a
: a score that ties a game
b
: an electronic device (as in a sound-reproducing system) used to adjust response to different audio frequencies
Examples of equalizer in a Sentence
He scored the equalizer in the 60th minute.
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Three minutes later, Almada scored Argentina’s equalizer.
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Portugal had initially gone behind in the semifinal after Florian Wirtz headed Germany ahead in the 48th minute, before Francisco Conceição whipped in a brilliant equalizer just after the hour mark.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Chicho Arango scored San Jose’s equalizer 1 ½ minutes later, and Falcon contributed it upon passing the ball back to goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Bureaucrats as experts and equalizers Weber defined bureaucrats as people who work within systems governed by rules and procedures aimed at rational action.
—Michel Anteby, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
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Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Portugal had initially gone behind in the semifinal after Florian Wirtz headed Germany ahead in the 48th minute, before Francisco Conceição whipped in a brilliant equalizer just after the hour mark.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Chicho Arango scored San Jose’s equalizer 1 ½ minutes later, and Falcon contributed it upon passing the ball back to goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Bureaucrats as experts and equalizers Weber defined bureaucrats as people who work within systems governed by rules and procedures aimed at rational action.
—Michel Anteby, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for equalizer
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“Equalizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equalizer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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