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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
no balanced person would believe that their dog's bark was actually the voice of God
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as in symmetrical
having the parts agreeably related
a balanced arrangement of the furniture made the room look more spacious
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as in equated
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
tried to balance the total amount of money spent on gifts for each child
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as in hesitated
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
his tendency to balance and waffle on certain hot-button issues may hurt him in the general election
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
she had to balance her account with the hotel before checking out of her room
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Recent Examples of balanced
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Certain storylines, especially those involving gender violence, require a more balanced group of collaborators.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
The spicy pepper relish is balanced perfectly with a spread of creamy goat cheese to make for a satisfying bite.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Everman’s balanced attack too much for Wyatt Everman got 15 points from Carsyn Smith and 12 more from Makhiya Dangerfield as the Bulldogs bowled over Fort Worth Wyatt 69-14 in a Class 5A Division II bi-district tilt on Monday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Certain storylines, especially those involving gender violence, require a more balanced group of collaborators.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
My approach prioritizes resident input and ensuring that maintaining the county’s essential needs is balanced with prioritizing the well-being of the populace over purely numerical targets.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
The spicy pepper relish is balanced perfectly with a spread of creamy goat cheese to make for a satisfying bite.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balanced
Adjective
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Rotating forward shifts body weight ahead of the center of support, making balance control more demanding and landings less stable.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Their journey from a fractious dynamic and rocky road to fraternal camaraderie was rooted in the fact that Shawn grew up in poverty, facing constant adversity, while Jack grew up in a stable household without wants.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Intricate stonework and carved detailing wrap the symmetrical façade, which includes covered patios.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Front Entry and Porch Updates Virginia designer Erin Tripodi is a fan of flanking a front door with large, symmetrical planters.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Emmanuel Macron equated territorial sovereignty with the rights of the French to police their own misinformation and democracy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jones has often equated that factor to using a credit card, meaning a bill will eventually come due.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jackson hesitated — the job required him to leave the seminary six months short of graduation.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even then, his father, Chris Oettinger, hesitated to believe his Olympic dreams would become a reality — until the roster was announced last month.—
Lia Assimakopoulos
Dallas Stars,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The ad is the first produced and paid for by Stratton’s own campaign, though her candidacy has been bolstered by millions of dollars in ads from an allied political action committee largely funded by Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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This fever pitch is the product of countless factors, a harmonic convergence of sorts catalyzed by our central location and abundance of state-of-the-art facilities, underscored by about $700 million invested locally in the last 15 years alone.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The team noted that the figures represent new records for vacuum ultraviolet lasers generated via second harmonic generation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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But following the pandemic, prices surged during the Biden administration and consumers haven’t yet adjusted.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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His medication was reportedly changed or adjusted before the killings, though an exact timeframe for that alteration was not revealed.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Balanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balanced. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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