AVERAGING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

averaging

verb

present participle of average

as in measuring

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Relevance

as in equalizing

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Verb

In effect, the surrounding environment behaves like an unintended detector that continually checks the qubits’ state, even though nobody is intentionally measuring them.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The difficult part was measuring the distortions accurately enough such that the correcting heat could be applied with exact precision.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of measuring

Verb

The irrepressible Albiceleste overcame a 1-0 deficit against England in Wednesday’s semifinal, equalizing in the 85th minute and knocking in a go-ahead goal in extra time to send Argentina to its second consecutive World Cup final.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Both teams went back-and-forth, up-and-down the pitch, resulting in nothing until Switzerland broke through in the 67th minute on a Dan Ndoye equalizing goal.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of equalizing

Verb

Despite some growing pains, Okot’s minutes have continued to increase, reaching a career-high 22 minutes in the July 11 game against Portland.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The Rugby World Cup was 18 months away, and the pressure of turning one of the sport’s sleeping giants into a side capable of reaching the quarter-finals was starting to pinch.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of reaching

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The director of the 2028 iteration of the Aichi Triennale, one of the largest international art festivals in Japan, will be Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, the event’s organizing committee announced on Friday.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026
In April, Ukraine imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures involved in organizing the country’s contribution.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of organizing

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Of course, aggregating player news on a free-to-use social media platform is not a direct revenue driver.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
By aggregating these technologies in one ecosystem, the IPX is intended to help accelerate the deployment of practical battery safety solutions across the broader lithium-ion battery industry.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026

Definition of aggregating

Verb

The letter grade is produced by normalizing a company against an industry peer group.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Both administrations dangled a nuclear cooperation agreement as a key incentive to Saudi Arabia in return for normalizing ties with Israel.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Definition of normalizing

Verb

Last fall, then–Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem oversaw the purchase of at least 11 large warehouse properties around the country at a cost totaling more than $1 billion.

— Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Two decades ago, the film made Cannes history of the longest standing ovation, totaling 22 minutes.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of totaling

Verb

In terms of goalscoring, Mbappe had the best tournament of any footballer since Gerd Muller for West Germany in 1970, equalling Muller’s tally of 10 goals (just three short of Just Fontaine’s all-time single World Cup record of 13 in 1958).

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Novak Đoković wins 4th straight and record equaling 7th Wimbledon singles title with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 win over Nick Kyrgios of Australia; Đoković now has 21 Grand Slam titles.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of equaling

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