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balanced

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verb

past tense of balance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of balanced
Adjective
The first game under Pritchard was an exciting one with the Cardinal passing game looking sharp with Warren running a balanced attack. ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 New scheme The Horned Frogs’ new offense under Gordon Sammis is supposed to be more balanced, physical and efficient. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
Discworld is a flat earth balanced on the backs of four elephants, which are in turn standing on an enormous turtle, Great A’Tuin. Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026 Any deal to send CPS additional funding — whether through reprioritizing existing revenue or a new revenue source — would also need to be balanced against additional funding for schools statewide, Pritzker said. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for balanced
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balanced
Adjective
  • Dark matter has never been detected, but it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe and help hold stars and galaxies in stable orbits.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At the time of transport, two patients were in serious condition and four were in stable condition.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • How the gravitational field that the various spacecraft experienced changed over time differs substantially from what would be expected were Mars's interior perfectly spherically symmetrical.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Its oversized stone urns and four Doric columns, along with a Greek key frieze, give the symmetrical residence historic gravitas.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some visitors say paying respects at Yasukuni carries a spiritual meaning that should not be equated with endorsing war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • People like to knock Nolan’s screenwriting, which is often equated with dialogue.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Though her books continue to be adapted into movies and recurring series, Moriarty has always hesitated to write a sequel.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The driver hesitated on the street for a moment before driving away.
    Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Connie Britton paid tribute to Dolly Parton, less than two weeks after the loss of her Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Carpenter is one of several stars who have paid tribute to Parton following the news of her death.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Carr and Konkoly would wire everyone up with EEG, perform their lucid-dreaming protocol, and let people drift off.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Songs about heartbreak and toxic relationship cycles are precise and lucid, even in their delusions.
    Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.
    Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Mehldau takes special care to retain Smith’s idiosyncratic chord structures, accentuating his sublime harmonic feel.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the revision also will take into account the time constraints and investments needed to roll out a more developed EPR system, so mandatory recycling rates would be adjusted in phases to allow producers time to prepare for compliance.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If you're set up with auto pay, your payment is automatically adjusted to account for the Pay Over Time payment.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Balanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balanced. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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