equipoising

Definition of equipoisingnext
present participle of equipoise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipoising
Verb
  • Stepping in during the final six weeks certainly required adjusting — not just from Arenas, but also his teammates.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The company attributed the decline to Trump's tariff regime, as well as currency fluctuations and costs associated with adjusting its Porsche product strategy.
    Joseph Wilkins,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • To critics who say her advocacy has taken her far afield of nuts-and-bolts council work like balancing the city budget or advocating for streets riddled with potholes, Kim says just the opposite.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Vendors say a challenge is balancing safety with how much friction users will tolerate.
    Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Nathan Bastian found the equalizing goal early in the third period to force overtime, and Jason Robertson scored the game-winner in extra time.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, meant to avert a conflict over slavery by equalizing the number of states where the brutal practice was and was not allowed, on March 6, 1820.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In compensating for the loss of sight, the visual cortices of blind people can also perform similar functions as those of sighted people, but for non-visual stimuli.
    Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Zamora Yrala was also barred from serving as a company director for eight years and faces confiscation proceedings aimed at compensating affected companies.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Contemporary theories of consciousness generally attempt to bridge this gap by equating consciousness with some measurable, physical property of the brain.
    Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The administration reframes the drug war as military conflict, equating cartels to terrorist groups like ISIS and prioritizing lethal force over law enforcement.
    Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Equipoising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipoising. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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