1
as in smoothes
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 balances
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 evens
The prickly pear extract soothe irration and the brand’s signature VIP O2 complex evens your skin tone and hydrates without any tightness, leaving your face plump, clean, and ready for anything.
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Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
New & Noteworthy Neutrogena Collagen Bank 15% Pure Vitamin C Serum helps strengthen and build collagen, evens skin tone and improves discoloration.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The win evens the five-game series and gives Miami a 4-3 season-series lead.
—Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
New & Noteworthy Neutrogena Collagen Bank 15% Pure Vitamin C Serum helps strengthen and build collagen, evens skin tone and improves discoloration.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The win evens the five-game series and gives Miami a 4-3 season-series lead.
—Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evens
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Throughout the series, Jackie balances her life as a mother, a wife and a nurse, all while struggling with addiction issues and an affair with the hospital’s pharmacist, Eddie (Paul Schulze).—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is the kind of nightstand that balances aesthetic and utility.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Whether powered by retinol or antioxidant-rich botanicals, each formula firms and smooths the delicate eye area—while calming agents like centella asiatica and panthenol help prevent irritation.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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In a culture that equates health with hustle, that quiet efficiency is the most radical act of all.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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Such a framing emphasizes the use of violence as the principal means of solving problems and equates hostility and aggression with leadership.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The smartphone camera equalizes this.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The technology automatically adjusts mooring line length in response to water-level changes, maintaining consistent tension and improving the reliability of floating solar installations on dams and reservoirs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 11-inch Retina display with True Tone technology automatically adjusts to your lighting for the best picture anywhere.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Evens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evens. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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