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a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal or proper amounts
There is an imbalance between his work life and family life.
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Recent Examples of imbalance
The imbalance shows how early these challengers remain.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The trick now, for Cherington or whoever replaces him, is to find enough offense to correct the roster’s extreme imbalance.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Side Effects of Too Many Electrolytes Drinking too many electrolytes can lead to an electrolyte imbalance.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
In October, Sutter Sync is expanding to help pregnant patients and those with diabetes or lipid imbalances track their health at home.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The trick now, for Cherington or whoever replaces him, is to find enough offense to correct the roster’s extreme imbalance.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Side Effects of Too Many Electrolytes Drinking too many electrolytes can lead to an electrolyte imbalance.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
In October, Sutter Sync is expanding to help pregnant patients and those with diabetes or lipid imbalances track their health at home.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbalance
Noun
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Unlike baby boomers who embraced existing institutions to get rich and live a comfortable life, the younger generations do not feel that institutions—which are perceived as cumbersome, hierarchical, and a source of inequality and discrimination—can improve their situation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the mid-Aughts, the deindustrializing superpower, committed to forever wars abroad and extreme inequality at home, was ripe for Trumpism.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, our planet Mercury, which is scorchingly hot itself, orbits the sun in just under 88 days.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, the energy sector lacks a global regulator.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Entirely rescinding the Roadless Rule would deny that principle, and in so doing wound America’s distinctiveness, and its greatness.—
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Imbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbalance. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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