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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
Amad Diallo, who had kept Norway from taking a two-goal lead earlier in the second half, evened the match for Ivory Coast with a left-footed kick in the 74th minute.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The Padres evened the score with a Gavin Sheets’ solo home run off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who’d go on to limit the Padres to two runs through six innings.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Chelsea Green crawled from under the ring and evened the odds.
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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.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Back on the brink after North Carolina (54-14-1) evened the best-of-three championship series Sunday, Oklahoma played with the calm and confidence that steered it to nine consecutive wins in the NCAA postseason.
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Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Willi Castro continued his hot streak with two RBIs and TJ Rumfield hit a two-run home run as the Colorado Rockies evened their series against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-2 win Tuesday.
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CBS News,
16 June 2026
Matthews hit a 434-foot blast to center field — his second homer of the series — as Houston evened the score at 4.
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Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Bridget Fivek evened the score early in the third quarter, and that score held for nearly five minutes until Nora Connerty buried a go-ahead goal for the Cougars.
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Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The Padres evened the score with a Gavin Sheets’ solo home run off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who’d go on to limit the Padres to two runs through six innings.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 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
Back on the brink after North Carolina (54-14-1) evened the best-of-three championship series Sunday, Oklahoma played with the calm and confidence that steered it to nine consecutive wins in the NCAA postseason.
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Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Willi Castro continued his hot streak with two RBIs and TJ Rumfield hit a two-run home run as the Colorado Rockies evened their series against the Chicago Cubs with a 5-2 win Tuesday.
—
CBS News,
16 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
Bridget Fivek evened the score early in the third quarter, and that score held for nearly five minutes until Nora Connerty buried a go-ahead goal for the Cougars.
—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evened
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This, and other quirks of pronunciation or vocabulary, are easy tells when accents have otherwise smoothed into plain old American and traditional clothing has been shed in favor of jeans and T-shirts.
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Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.
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Increases in reserves are balanced by increases in Fed securities holdings, and the interest paid on reserves is offset by the interest earned on the securities.
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This product helps keep your pool’s alkalinity levels balanced.
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Several communities in the Pittsburgh area have adjusted their trash pickup times as the region is bracing for a heat wave with temperatures and heat indexes expected to be near 100 degrees this week.
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The difference is that this time, they’re being received by institutions who have recognized the market creators built for themselves and adjusted their approach accordingly.
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What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
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College football fans who equated NCAA rules to actual laws.
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Paraguay took the lead when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half, but Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany.
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Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany.
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“Evened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evened. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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