averaging

Definition of averagingnext
present participle of average

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • President Barack Obama replaced the test in 2012 with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which promoted living a physically active and healthy lifestyle rather than measuring athletic performance.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One explanation for this apparent contradiction, advanced most notably by the South African scientist Tim Noakes, is that the studies are measuring the wrong thing.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The decision is the first step toward the goal of equalizing drug prices so Americans aren’t paying more for the same drugs than people in other parts of the world.
    Alice Park, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, his two goals on Tuesday weren’t enough to secure a win for his nation, with Magyars midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai equalizing in stoppage time in the 91st minute.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The protests have grown drastically in scope over the past week, reaching a point where some analysts believe the regime may have reached a tipping point.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That commitment to authenticity became especially clear after his video about being cut from the G-League went viral, reaching over 270,000 views.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Next-generation materials could deliver up to 39 percent of the emissions cuts needed for fashion to reach net-zero, according to The Sustainability Directive, a resource-aggregating company for those interested in finding solutions to fight climate change.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
  • In late 1991, Billboard started aggregating the Hot 100 via SoundScan rather than surveys.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Venezuela exported about 749,000 barrels per day last year, totaling less than 1% of global supply, according to data and analytics company Kpler.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Continuing the discussion of investing in California, Newsom noted that the state is undertaking a substantial number of infrastructure projects, totaling about $109 billion across 28,000 projects.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Want more cleaning and organizing tips?
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There is so much energy in Falk’s writing that the reader can feel tensions in the city as officials, some working secretly with the bosses, try to stop the cigar factory women from organizing, call them Communists and demean them for being Polish.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The pair have both been criticised for their roles in England losing the Ashes in Australia yet again, with the home side wrapping up the series in a record-equalling 11 days.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • By 2028, global data creation is projected to exceed 400 zettabytes—with a single zettabyte equalling one sextillion bytes of data.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The joy is real — but so is the danger of normalizing this executive overreach.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In addition, casual athletic trends for women are normalizing.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Averaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averaging. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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