evened

past tense of even
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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 Indiana’s victory evened the best-of-three first-round series at one game apiece. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Though the Browns appeared to dominate the first part of the afternoon, taking a 10-0 lead, the Panthers surged back and evened almost every statistical category. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026 Ranked in the preseason before a 1-2 start, Central evened its record heading into its Region 3-5A schedule by earning the Lions’ first victory over a Top 10 opponent since 1987. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Great organizations could build dynasties more easily before free agency and the salary cap evened the playing field starting in 1993. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 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 Chelsea Green crawled from under the ring and evened the odds. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evened
Verb
  • Facilities that once smoothed a few weeks of timing now sometimes carry a portfolio for months, occasionally across an entire fundraising cycle.
    — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Attendees posed for selfies with our supermodel cover stars Anok Yai and Alex Consani, got their curls refreshed with Wella Professionals, and had their foreheads smoothed at VIP neuromodulator appointments.
    — Jennet Jusu, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, their team is balanced in the lineup and has some fairly reliable arms.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Much like her character Maya, Kedia balanced pursuing the performing arts with a rigorous academic schedule.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • To allow a smaller city to be compared more fairly with a much larger one like New York, researchers adjusted the search totals for population.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And when Mizzou adjusted for short passes, the Bulldogs hit them back over the top with deep passes.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.
    — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And even when cannabis was prohibited, neither sentencing guidelines nor the public equated its dangers with crack.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hopkins equalized in the 39th minute, finishing a cross from Michelle Cooper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Montreal equalized at the 37-minute mark on a goal by Fabian Herbers.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Evened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evened. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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