evened

verb

past tense of even
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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2
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 The Yankees evened the season series at six games apiece and moved three games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL’s top wild-card spot. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 On Friday, however, as the Dodgers evened the series with a 3-1 win against the Milwaukee Brewers, history didn’t repeat itself. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Grisham went deep off starter Bryce Miller in the fifth, when the Yankees evened it at 5 after trailing by three. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The Brooklynites evened the playoff ledger in the 2024 semifinals. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Chelsea Green crawled from under the ring and evened the odds. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Turkey evened it in the 10th minute with an excellent two-man game from Baris Alper Yilmaz and Güler, the 21-year-old Real Madrid rising star. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Matthews hit a 434-foot blast to center field — his second homer of the series — as Houston evened the score at 4. — Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evened
  1. smoothed
  2. balanced
  3. adjusted
  4. equated
  5. equalized
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  • Once the surfaces were smoothed, these strong readings vanished, revealing that regions long believed to be fast lanes for ion transport were actually just microscopic valleys on the material’s surface.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • This treatment has noticeably brightened and smoothed my bags, however, thanks to its ingredient roster of retinol and other skin care superstars like the PDRN- and peptide-packed picks above.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of smoothed
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  • Set the scene Though Amalfi has no shortage of decadent, bygone-era boltholes, few palazzos have balanced age-old charm with modern chic adeptly.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers have balanced Ohtani’s health with keeping alive the dream of using him as a two-way player again this season.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of balanced
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  • Wong on Tuesday announced in the parliament that ministerial salaries will be adjusted upwards, having remained unchanged for 15 years.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, the Seahawks have been busy getting adjusted to first-year offensive coordinator Brian Fleury’s system ahead of Wednesday’s season opener.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusted
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  • Perhaps Lacey simply saw a culminating event at the end of a book that should have no culmination, and equated maternal affection with resolution.
    — Catherine G. Wagley, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some visitors say paying respects at Yasukuni carries a spiritual meaning that should not be equated with endorsing war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of equated
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  • Martin Odegaard scored a 50th-minute winner after Morgan Rogers had given Chelsea an early lead and Kai Havertz equalized for Chelsea in the first half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Montreal equalized at the 37-minute mark on a goal by Fabian Herbers.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of equalized

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“Evened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evened. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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