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as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
when participating in any dangerous sport, one should maintain an equipoise between fearless boldness and commonsense caution
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as in offset
a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
her frugality is a much-needed equipoise to her husband's spendthrift ways
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Recent Examples of equipoise
WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
Buyers aren't buying; sellers aren't selling The housing market hangs in an odd equipoise: Would-be buyers aren’t buying, and would-be sellers aren’t selling.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Noun
The authors do a great job demonstrating that allowing respect for autonomy has, at a minimum, equipoise with the authoritarian approach, if not superiority, when considering a range of measures of health and happiness.
—WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
Verb
The crucial equipoise of the NPT is based on a tripartite bargain.
—Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
Buyers aren't buying; sellers aren't selling The housing market hangs in an odd equipoise: Would-be buyers aren’t buying, and would-be sellers aren’t selling.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipoise
Noun
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With Mars in Libra, there's an undeniable friction as we are called to find equilibrium between attraction and compromise.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These minerals are electrolytes, which help your cells maintain equilibrium and communicate with one another.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
4 Aug. 2025
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An Education Department spokesperson told CNBC in an email Tuesday that the department has not offset any Social Security benefits since restarting collections on May 5 and has paused future Social Security offsets.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
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And even with a partial offset, child care is a huge expense and most companies simply don’t have the margin to subsidize it.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For the goalkeeper, the challenge is balancing that information with the reality of the moment.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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One key to the strategy has been balancing direct sales through its own website and stores and sales through wholesale.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These products can cause serious injury or death to young children who are climbing on the counter or crawling through the opening at the back.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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But having a lineup of bottles and jars on the counter looks a little untidy.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In stoppage time, veteran winger Ángel Di María converted a penalty after a Chelsea handball in the box, equalizing the match at 1-1 and shocking the crowd.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2025
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The reigning Euro champs took down Sweden in PKs in the quarterfinals after trailing 2-0 for 75-plus minutes before equalizing with goals in the 79th and 81st.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Housing would equilibrate if the city had a static population.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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Meanwhile, the app is working to prioritize content from friends, remove spam, adjust the amount and type of news content users see and more.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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The multi-billion dollars and multi-state announcement is the second largest investment in company history when adjusted for inflation, trailing only behind the creation of Appliance Park, 4000 Buechel Bank Road, a GE Appliances spokesperson told The Courier Journal.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Equipoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipoise. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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