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verb

past tense of balance

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Recent Examples of balanced
Adjective
Loaded with oat and wheat for a fluffy body that’s soft, smooth and perfectly balanced. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025 Structural reforms around China’s fiscal plans, pension system and the financial sector are needed to ensure a more balanced, sustainable growth, the economists said. Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2025 The argument in favor was to have a fully balanced schedule, where everyone played everyone else twice. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025 Mix and match these foods to keep your breakfasts interesting, balanced, and energizing. Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for balanced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balanced
Adjective
  • The president further argues that lower rates will make financing the ever-increasing federal debt cheaper, a factor which does not play into the Fed’s statutory dual mandate of ensuring maximum sustainable employment and stable prices.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Critics argue that attributing human-like emotions to AI is a form of anthropomorphism, where the complex processes of AI optimization are mistakenly equated with human feelings.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Childhood is equated with whimsy, imagination, and originality.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Without him in the lineup, the Knicks offense has faltered a little bit.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • However, New York has faltered a little without their star on the floor.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There is a $250 fee paid to the instructor.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • They are paid to solve each puzzle in advance.
    New York Times Games, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The glasses are available in a Midas Fleck colorway, with a black lucid treatment and gold details, featuring Prizm 24K lenses.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
  • Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Understanding Leggy Growth in Hydrangeas Rather than a full, more symmetrical shape, leggy hydrangeas have long, sparse stems with foliage that is primarily at the top.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • Finally, the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, is not even symmetrical.
    Tom Shattuck, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The 2024 bill adjusted that schedule so that the list began with an 85% valuation for vehicles that are up to a year old, lessening the impact on municipal budgets, which draw revenue from car taxes.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This umbrella can be easily adjusted to five heights and has 360-degree rotation.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For those who have hesitated due to financial concerns, now may be the right time to take the leap.
    Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Leaders who once hesitated are now making technology adoption a top priority, knowing that companies failing to adapt will struggle to stay competitive.
    Oleg Fonarov, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Balanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balanced. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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