as in to balance
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
a plan to equalize educational opportunities for all the state's children, rich and poor alike
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Recent Examples of equalize
The result hinged on a chip by Kevin Kisner, which left Boston's Adam Scott without the chance to equalize.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Lewandowski scored a second penalty – his 103rd goal in the Champions League – to put the comeback in sight for Barcelona, and the Catalans equalized when Pedri looped a perfect cross onto the head of García.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Just as water tends to seek its own level, so air wants to equalize its pressure, flowing from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, said Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Minnesota equalized in the sixth minute on a ridiculous goal by Kelvin Yeboah, who hit a screamer into the upper corner.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Lewandowski scored a second penalty – his 103rd goal in the Champions League – to put the comeback in sight for Barcelona, and the Catalans equalized when Pedri looped a perfect cross onto the head of García.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Just as water tends to seek its own level, so air wants to equalize its pressure, flowing from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure, said Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Minnesota equalized in the sixth minute on a ridiculous goal by Kelvin Yeboah, who hit a screamer into the upper corner.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equalize
Verb
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The film is about a young politician who becomes governor and her struggles to balance her career with her family life.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Aperture restaurant review: Our local food writer recommends the mezze-style menu that demonstrates how to balance complex textures and flavors without abandoning comfort.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Trump then equated employment practices benefitting minority groups with promoting incompetence, and indicated the fate of American Flight 5342 may have been the result of diversity, equity and inclusion hiring (DEI).—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Trump implicitly equated racial, gender and other forms of diversity with a lower-quality federal workforce.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Bills’ scouting department and coaching staff will adjust, but any single opponent is a moving target.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The sales totals are adjusted for seasonality but not inflation for a month, in which prices rose 0.5%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The equalizer and presets included in the DTS:X app cannot compensate for these shortcomings.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
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The latter will force scientists to compensate by spending even more of their time writing grants rather than pursuing research.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Equalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equalize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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