equipoised

past tense of equipoise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipoised
Verb
  • The city has relied on its reserves to keep the budget balanced in recent years, but that fund is now depleted as well.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Compassion must be balanced with structure.
    Roxana Diaconu, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At first, the poster was happy to meet someone new and even adjusted the reservation to make space.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The two-year Treasury yield tracks expectations for the Fed’s rate policy, and has swiftly dropped as markets have adjusted to the prospect of rate cuts.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Italy led 1-0 deep into second half stoppage time before England equalized and then clinched the victory with a 119th-minute goal.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The combined mental and physical illness risks of loneliness have been equated with those of obesity or smoking and represent a serious public health concern.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In a terse statement confirming only the broad outlines of the incident, the Pentagon equated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel, allegations Caracas denies.
    Phil Stewart, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the extent to which Netzer was considered the key man beforehand, but his poor form eventually cost him a place in the West German starting XI, and the side compensated for his absence through discipline and energy rather than flair.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although proximity makes for easier studies, this is counterbalanced against the system’s vexing complexity.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Equipoised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipoised. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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