Verb
If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat.
The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.
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Poor Soil Grass may struggle to grow in soil that lacks nutrients, drains poorly, is compacted, or has unbalanced pH. Test your soil to see if nutrient deficiencies are to blame and to check pH levels.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 Candida is part of a healthy microbiota but in high abundance, it has been identified as an opportunistic microorganism, causing a reduction in community diversity, and unbalancing the gut microbiota.—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
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Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025 Many also question whether its prize pool has the potential to unbalance leagues when participating teams return home.—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbalance
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