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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
The living room, its soft, rounded furnishings balanced by a formal white-marble fireplace, flows through to a stone-floored sunroom with a red-brick fireplace. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead, this team seems designed to be balanced and shoot a lot of 3-pointers. Cj Moore, New York Times, 26 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
  • Smith hesitated, Davis said, and Anderson grabbed the weapon and opened fire.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Some in Europe hesitated when the United States launched its war on Iran without consulting them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For sponsored products ads, the FTC alleges advertisers paid their full winning bid about 80% of the time in 2024.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His Know Your Rights Camp has helped pay for 150 independent autopsies — such as the one for Nolan Wells this year — and has also paid hundreds of thousands in legal grants and bail relief.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • These 16 slaps are lucid and adventurous, featuring random Jay Electronica warblings, DJ Quik rhythms, and a couple of surprisingly appropriate Westside Gunn vignettes.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Bonnell appears to be treating software as another part of the motorcycle's suspension system and something that can be adjusted to suit the rider’s preferences, skill, and terrain.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Colorado River also rose briefly just upstream from where Bright Angel Creek empties into the river, in response to the sudden influx of water, according to the river gauge on the geologic survey, but quickly adjusted.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Balanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balanced. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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