as in inequality
a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal or proper amounts
There is an imbalance between his work life and family life.
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Recent Examples of imbalance
This imbalance has deepened over the past few months, as the country’s housing market slowed to a crawl due to growing economic uncertainty, elevated borrowing costs, and rising home prices, which kept buyers on the sidelines.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
This imbalance is also present at the player recognition level.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
So, too, are psychiatrists, with Moreas often providing the support himself, as well as endocrinologists who have expertise in hormonal imbalances associated with diabetes and osteoporosis, and rheumatologists who specialize in autoimmune conditions like arthritis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
But Nie and her colleagues uncovered a subtle imbalance in potassium isotopes in ancient rock, specifically a deficit of potassium-40.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
This imbalance is also present at the player recognition level.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
So, too, are psychiatrists, with Moreas often providing the support himself, as well as endocrinologists who have expertise in hormonal imbalances associated with diabetes and osteoporosis, and rheumatologists who specialize in autoimmune conditions like arthritis.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
But Nie and her colleagues uncovered a subtle imbalance in potassium isotopes in ancient rock, specifically a deficit of potassium-40.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbalance
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Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Massey, 36, had called police for help, and her fatal shooting ignited national outrage over the treatment of Black people, systemic inequality and the lack of access to mental health care for those most in need of it.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Lower doses, by contrast, often strike the sweet spot with far fewer risks.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, Maia’s boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson), a grade-school Spanish teacher, is the only person in her life unattached to the entertainment industry.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Imbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbalance. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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