average out
phrasal verb
averaged out; averaging out; averages out
: to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time
The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.
Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out in the end.
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That averages out to about $1.90 for each of the 78,350 no votes.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Take someone who earns the median wage for a full-time worker for each age from 23 to 65, which averages out to around $55,000 a year.
—Robert Verbruggen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Tobias Becker’s Yesterday weighs in at 241 pages of text with 1,243 endnotes, which averages out to slightly more than five endnotes per page.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
In 2023, the monthly gain averaged out at just over 251,000.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The data, evaluated from Redfin’s Data Center, was weighed equally by category and averaged out of a score of 100.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Those figures average out to $386,000 and 6,200 tickets per show.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
Given the overall size of the Sahara, that number averages out to less than one person for every square mile of desert.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Introduction Over time, however, that variability averaged out into stasis.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Take someone who earns the median wage for a full-time worker for each age from 23 to 65, which averages out to around $55,000 a year.
—Robert Verbruggen, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Tobias Becker’s Yesterday weighs in at 241 pages of text with 1,243 endnotes, which averages out to slightly more than five endnotes per page.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
In 2023, the monthly gain averaged out at just over 251,000.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The data, evaluated from Redfin’s Data Center, was weighed equally by category and averaged out of a score of 100.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Those figures average out to $386,000 and 6,200 tickets per show.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
Given the overall size of the Sahara, that number averages out to less than one person for every square mile of desert.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Introduction Over time, however, that variability averaged out into stasis.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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