averaging

verb

present participle of average
1
as in measuring

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Relevance
2
as in equalizing

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for averaging
  1. measuring
  2. equalizing
  3. reaching
  4. organizing
  5. aggregating
  6. normalizing
  7. totaling
  8. equaling
Verb
  • The beloved Southern breakfast chain is known for staying open through severe weather and often is a measuring stick of a storm's severity.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The firms declined a skills test at the outset, so the researchers inferred skill gains from random assignment instead of measuring before and after.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
Verb
  • The Current wasn’t long in equalizing, as Haley Hopkins tapped in a super cross from Izzy Rodriguez in the 26th minute.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The real challenge isn’t global payroll but equalizing the human experience.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of equalizing
Verb
  • So strong was the Chicks’ commercial pull that their 2002 album Home—a trend-averse acoustic bluegrass album essentially recorded in secret—became a gargantuan hit, with two of its songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As the men draw closer to the peak, the likelihood of reaching it actually grows more distant.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of reaching
Verb
  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
Verb
  • This extends beyond aggregating outside accounts into one platform.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The initiative tackles one of the industry’s biggest hurdles — scaling lower-impact materials and manufacturing — by aggregating demand instead of relying on isolated, brand-by-brand efforts that have stymied progress.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of aggregating
Verb
  • Realtor Marci Valicenti called it a market normalizing after several red-hot years rather than one in retreat.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Impressively, the growth occurred during a period when revenue appeared flat due to normalizing post-pandemic energy pass-through adjustments.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of normalizing
Verb
  • Cash reserves totaling $ 7,450,869 are being used to eviscerate his opponent with a vicious barrage of ad hominem assaults, thus giving him a 61 to 1 spending edge.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The property consists of two parcels at 58000 Card Sound Road, totaling 41,602 square feet, or a little less than an acre.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of totaling
Verb
  • The game-time temperature of 100 degrees fell just short of equaling the Dodger Stadium record of 103 degrees at Game 1 of the 2017 World Series.
    — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Information heard from several small and mid-sized publishers in the program that Google’s AI payments are minuscule, equaling roughly one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of equaling
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