equilibrate

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Recent Examples of equilibrate But in my role as president, I must be always equilibrated. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026 The other thing is that, rather than increasing with surface area, lift tends to drop because the sheets are more likely to equilibrate to the prevailing temperatures. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025 Housing would equilibrate if the city had a static population. Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025 Not allowing enough time to equilibrate The most accurate results are obtained after sitting in a low-stress environment for five minutes, Serwer noted. Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 But in that case, wouldn’t people from low-income areas just overflow to their empty beds, and then the system would equilibrate? Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 So basically, until 1980, people tended to move to where wages were highest, and wages were slowly equilibrating between regions, and since 1980, people have begun moving towards where housing costs are low instead of where wages are high. Byalena Botros, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023 Recall that immediately upon his inauguration as president in 1981, Ronald Reagan did the exact opposite by decontrolling energy prices, allowing markets to efficiently equilibrate in response to price signals. WSJ, 25 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equilibrate
Verb
  • And San Antonio made that proclamation real for us in Game 4, cruising to a victory and equalizing the series 2-2.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Naegohyang equalized five minutes later when Choe Kum Ok headed in from a set piece, then grabbed the lead in the 67th after Kim Kyong Yong collected a high-arching clearance from a Suwon defender to nod home.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • The supply and demand parameters have to be adjusted to a conscious mean.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Immediately, some Southern states adjusted their primaries to give them time to change voting districts.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • When clarity is missing, teams compensate by adding more processes, controls and technology layers.
    Hari Sonnenahalli, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • For now, the blue-collar gains are compensating for the bleeding in entry-level hiring.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Her mother was a waitress who could balance six dinner plates up her arms; her father worked in an appliance factory.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Beneath the peplum, an A-line skirt gave the dress a healthy dose of elegance that balanced the contemporary design.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 June 2026

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“Equilibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equilibrate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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