equaled

variants or equalled
past tense of equal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of equaled Freshly provisioned, my payload equaled a third of my own weight. Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 For instance, in 2023, Michigan appropriated a categorical grant for student mental health and safety that equaled $107 per pupil. Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Put another way, the extra deaths on the road equaled roughly 75% of the number of people killed in the shootings themselves. Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026 The Lancashire club’s tally of 30 clean sheets equalled the English record set by Port Vale in 1953-54. Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Their record has now been equaled by the 27-year-old country singer Ella Langley, a very different artist indeed. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Where data were available, their revenues equaled 17 percent of gross domestic product on average. James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Finally Moorby outpaced the cover defense to set up Jordan's second and try which equaled the All Blacks record set by Doug Howlett. ABC News, 11 July 2026 Personnel changes aside, the upcoming shows build on a local legacy equaled by few artists. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equaled
Verb
  • This is matched with bright red branding which is seen on the lateral and medial Swoosh and Ja-frame components.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her donation was matched by her East Tennessee businesses, including Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show and the Dollywood Foundation.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The two officials met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering in Asheville, North Carolina.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School.
    Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The resolution signified a $133 million ask to voters from the Jeffco school board.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While Harry did reunite with his father, the lack of meeting between the brothers signified that cracks between them still run deep.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Alo continues to expand rapidly after its big yacht summer; Vuori has surpassed its goal of 100-plus stores by the end of 2026; and the UK’s Adanola secured investment from Story3 Capital, valuing the business at $530 million last year.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The move comes after all three services surpassed 45 million monthly users in the EU, the threshold for enhanced scrutiny under the DSA.
    Barbara Moens, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Others snapped selfies holding physical copies of Hard Court and marveled at the chestnut burrs—that emulated the look of tennis balls—placed around the shop.
    Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Liccardo pitched the framework as a legislative model that could be emulated across levels of local government in the Bay Area to create region-wide protection against potential ICE facilities.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wisconsin is experiencing its largest outbreak in decades, while Georgia health officials are working to contain a cluster tied to a metro Atlanta day care center.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Equaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equaled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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