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as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
when participating in any dangerous sport, one should maintain an equipoise between fearless boldness and commonsense caution
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as in offset
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
her frugality is a much-needed equipoise to her husband's spendthrift ways
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Recent Examples of equipoise
WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The politicization of what should be bipartisan information places facts and fiction in ideological equipoise for many outside the medical community.
—Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The authors do a great job demonstrating that allowing respect for autonomy has, at a minimum, equipoise with the authoritarian approach, if not superiority, when considering a range of measures of health and happiness.
—WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Verb
People on both sides of the issue posited that, for all the claims of equipoise, the new rules at Harvard had been introduced with the goal of containing pro-Palestinian protest.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The politicization of what should be bipartisan information places facts and fiction in ideological equipoise for many outside the medical community.
—Brooke Redmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipoise
Noun
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This highlights the system’s ability to maintain equilibrium under external disturbances, a key requirement for real-world use.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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And this equilibrium of individuals supported by state benefits versus workers to pay into the system to support them is not a use which the CBO believes will be rebalanced anytime soon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Loosen sides of bread with an offset spatula or a knife.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pineiro’s 38-yarder offset Chad Ryland’s 34-yarder which had given the Cardinals a 3-0 lead after their third possession that lasted six-plus minutes.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Post-production was halted for several months as the director balanced treatment with completing the film.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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The interesting challenge was balancing the art with the landscape.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This move led to a counter-backlash and boycott from senior Muslim figures who felt Kapadia had been unfairly treated.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the day, the counter-service café will serve Chihuahuan-style burritos like chile relleno with refried beans or chicken in mole negro, pastries like yuzu cream conchas, single-origin coffee, and flour tortillas available by the dozen.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First, Kenan Yildiz (63’) equalized, only for Felix Nmecha to score one minute late.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The 2025 College Rankings from Washington Monthly offer a corrective.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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That makes Leo’s ascension well timed to offer a corrective.—
Mike Burbach,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The other thing is that, rather than increasing with surface area, lift tends to drop because the sheets are more likely to equilibrate to the prevailing temperatures.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Housing would equilibrate if the city had a static population.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Equipoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipoise. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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