equalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of equalize
as in equates
to make equal in amount, degree, or status a plan to equalize educational opportunities for all the state's children, rich and poor alike

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Recent Examples of equalizes And as the trough of lower pressure equalizes with the rest of the atmosphere next week, temps will only warm slightly. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The global process of buying and selling equalizes prices worldwide. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026 The coating equalizes the electrical charges to help prevent static. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025 The smartphone camera equalizes this. — Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equalizes
  1. equates
  2. balances
  3. adjusts
Verb
  • This phrasing equates resistance to the colonization of Palestine with the colonization itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Yet in a culture that equates progress with perpetual acceleration, to pause is to risk obsolescence.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of equates
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  • Any family that balances a checkbook would recognize the approach.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This creamy, gingery soup balances savory elements with the sweetness of butternut squash and apples.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of balances
Verb
  • The menus include a Light Brightness setting, which adjusts image brightness (and laser power) in 10 steps.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusts

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