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
State funding rarely equalizes these disparities adequately.
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Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
To equalize the American workplace so that gig/independent contractors and legacy employment are equal.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The Ducks’ two late goals Sunday came with their goaltender pulled, one day after Minnesota equalized late in the same way.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But a Sam Bennett goal equalized the affair, before a scoreless third period sent the game into sudden-death.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
To equalize the American workplace so that gig/independent contractors and legacy employment are equal.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The Ducks’ two late goals Sunday came with their goaltender pulled, one day after Minnesota equalized late in the same way.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But a Sam Bennett goal equalized the affair, before a scoreless third period sent the game into sudden-death.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equalize
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Statistically, a career-high 12.6% walk rate balances a career-high 16.4% Sw/Str rate.—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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To put it succinctly, SpaceX is balancing a lot of spinning plates, and the company's leadership is telling its employees to spin the plates faster and faster.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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Change is up to us viewers, not the 100-year-old institution that equates excellence with the white, male perspective.—
Cristina Escobar,
refinery29.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the process, Harrison’s play seems to equate the natural desire to survive, to feel and to matter — to discover, to mourn, to enjoy and create — with a kind of hubris that, like global warming, will lead inevitably to extinction.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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This is a threshold amount adjusted annually for inflation (currently $64,000 in 2025).—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fourth quarter prices fall, rates rise Home list prices fell slightly (-4%) in the fourth quarter, after adjusting for inflation.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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There was a time when capital was cheap enough to compensate for expansion inefficiencies.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Equalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equalize. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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