equilibrate

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Recent Examples of equilibrate 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
  • Aïssata Traoré’s touch outside the penalty area set up Amanda Gutierres to equalize for Boston in the 37th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • That lead would not last long, as Kansas City equalized in the 39th minute.
    — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By adjusting the distance between the tips, the team could stretch or compress the molecular structure, changing the voltage at which the current enhancement began.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Hackett said adjusting investments to reflect personal financial goals, changes in risk tolerance, or shifting income needs are good reasons to make changes.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This prelithiation step created a reserve to compensate for lithium lost during initial cycling.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His largely disappointing tenure ended when the Clippers had to forfeit five first-round draft picks and were fined $30 million for circumventing salary cap rules in regard to how Leonard was compensated.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In their letter, the bishops attempted to balance human dignity and a right for governments to humanely protect borders.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The sample was balanced across key demographic groups—including age, gender and region to ensure broad representation before aggregating responses to highlight the top state choices.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Equilibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equilibrate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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