1
as in smoothed
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
even the filling before adding the top layer of the cake
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as in balanced
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
the contention that producing more arms will even us with the enemy and therefore make us more secure
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Recent Examples of evened
Another crooked number against the Dodgers’ bullpen in the seventh inning cemented a 6-2 Game 4 victory that evened the World Series at two games apiece.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed the first complete World Series game in a decade as the Dodgers evened up the best-of-seven series with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a fantastic performance in Game 2 of the World Series, pitching all nine innings as LA evened up the series, 1-1.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The night will be remembered for Scherzer turning back the clock at 41, pitching 5 2/3 innings in the Jays’ 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners that evened the series at two games apiece.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Miami evened it at 1-1 in the seventh on Javier Sanoja’s solo home run off Robert Garcia, the fourth of nine Rangers pitchers used in the game.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The Tigers evened the game by halftime and finished on a two-touchdown sprint after the Jayhawks had taken a 31-28 lead.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
After Jordan Beck led off the frame with a bunt single, Warming Bernabel’s RBI groundout evened the game.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed the first complete World Series game in a decade as the Dodgers evened up the best-of-seven series with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a fantastic performance in Game 2 of the World Series, pitching all nine innings as LA evened up the series, 1-1.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The night will be remembered for Scherzer turning back the clock at 41, pitching 5 2/3 innings in the Jays’ 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners that evened the series at two games apiece.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Miami evened it at 1-1 in the seventh on Javier Sanoja’s solo home run off Robert Garcia, the fourth of nine Rangers pitchers used in the game.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The Tigers evened the game by halftime and finished on a two-touchdown sprint after the Jayhawks had taken a 31-28 lead.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
After Jordan Beck led off the frame with a bunt single, Warming Bernabel’s RBI groundout evened the game.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evened
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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The first is that the metallic fabric rightfully has a different texture (and potentially consistency) from the black, and that difference is glaring with that wide a stripe; reducing that width by a third or half would have smoothed that out.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Potential impacts on the lymphatic system, which helps keep the body’s fluid levels balanced and protects against infection, are a particular concern around the eye as well.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Weights can be adjusted post-fabrication using bistable variable stiffness beams, allowing some matrix entries to switch between positive, negative, or zero.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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If, as some suspect, the hurricane’s wind speeds are adjusted upward during the hurricane center's post-storm review, Melissa could set a new bar for the fastest winds on record for a landfalling Atlantic storm.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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But another line of thinking argues that correlation should not be equated with causation.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution held a 1-0 lead for much of the match before Chicago equalized in the 82nd minute.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota equalized in the 65th minute via a rocket by midfielder Nectarios Triantis.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Evened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evened. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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