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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
The 2025 World Series is now a best-of-three after the Toronto Blue Jays evened things up against the Los Angeles Dodgers at two wins apiece on Tuesday night.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Toronto evened the World Series at two wins apiece after a 6-2 win on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
After winning a classic 18-inning duel in Game 3 on Monday night, one that featured key contributions from a series of Dodgers relievers, old bad habits resurfaced Tuesday night in Game 4 as the Blue Jays evened the series with a 6-2 victory.
—Jim Alexander, 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
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
Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Toronto evened the World Series at two wins apiece after a 6-2 win on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
After winning a classic 18-inning duel in Game 3 on Monday night, one that featured key contributions from a series of Dodgers relievers, old bad habits resurfaced Tuesday night in Game 4 as the Blue Jays evened the series with a 6-2 victory.
—Jim Alexander, 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
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
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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But then that's balanced by my fear for the right to marry.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The food boxes being delivered are nutritionally balanced but the organization can’t regularly provide fresh produce, meat, and dairy.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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What’s more, your defense adjusted, digging in its heels, getting to Northwestern’s running backs closer to the line of scrimmage so that the Wildcats gained only 28 yards on the ground in the second half after rushing for 102 in the first.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Challenger equated the impact of AI on the current labor market to the rise of the internet in the early aughts.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 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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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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