averaged

verb

past tense of average
1
as in measured

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as in equalized

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Recent Examples of averaged His 14 home runs have averaged 418 feet in length, which is tied for the best average in the majors this season. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 For the week, the field averaged 67 feet, 5 inches from the hole on approach shots from the rough, more than 22 feet farther than the season average. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Skyscanner found that flights during the week of August 10 averaged about $200 less than the city’s overall summer airfare average. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026 So far this year, homes over $1 million have averaged 62 days on the market, much higher than the 24-day average in 2022. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Rodriguez’s fastball averaged 94 mph, which is down from his average of 96 mph in his first game of the spring. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 In September, Border Patrol agents averaged roughly 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border — about 8,300 for the month — marking a 95% drop from the previous administration’s daily average of about 5,110 between February 2021 and December 2024, according to CBP figures. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averaged
  1. measured
  2. equalized
  3. reached
  4. normalized
  5. organized
Verb
  • The food measured 52 degrees, time/temperature cooling not met.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Speculators may play an important role in markets by contributing to liquidity, but success is measured over shorter time horizons and requires sophisticated risk management.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of measured
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  • Gonçalo Ramos, who has taken the 41-year-old forward’s place, set up João Cancelo’s opener, then responded with Portugal’s second goal two minutes after Mikkel Damsgaard equalized in the 23rd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That lead would not last long, as Kansas City equalized in the 39th minute.
    — Spencer Baldwin, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of equalized
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  • Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The German government has so far refrained from comment on the trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Officials and activists in the overwhelmingly Democratic city say the deployment is a waste of taxpayer money and has normalized the militarization of a major American city.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Increasingly anti-democratic practices could become normalized, and not only on the right.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of normalized
Verb
  • The event was part of LA Tech Week, a citywide event organized by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized

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“Averaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averaged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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