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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
no balanced person would believe that their dog's bark was actually the voice of God
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as in symmetrical
having the parts agreeably related
a balanced arrangement of the furniture made the room look more spacious
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as in equated
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
tried to balance the total amount of money spent on gifts for each child
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as in hesitated
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
his tendency to balance and waffle on certain hot-button issues may hurt him in the general election
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as in paid
to give what is owed for
she had to balance her account with the hotel before checking out of her room
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Recent Examples of balanced
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The two-time World Series champs make more money than anyone else in the sport, spend among the most, and have built a balanced roster of homegrown talent and free-agent signings.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
The pass attack is balanced by a robust running game led by Caleb Hawkins (200 carries, 1,236 yards, 23 TD) and boosted by Makenzie McGill II (75-389, 5 TD) and Kiefer Sibley (45-274, 5 TD).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
While the study did not focus on specific foods, experts generally recommend moderation and balanced eating patterns.
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This can be balanced by bright, acidic ingredients, such as balsamic vinegar, citrus, and feta cheese, according to Makuch.
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Polk said the astronaut is stable but that diagnostic uncertainty in microgravity prompted NASA to err on the side of bringing the crew member back to Earth.—
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Treaties assume shared values, stable circumstances, and mutual benefit.—
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Expressive Front Entrances Rather than relying on traditional lawns and symmetrical, cookie-cutter layouts, homeowners are embracing front yards that reflect their living rooms.—
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Having established that the cosmic microwave background is symmetric on large scales, variations in this relic radiation from the big bang have been found.—
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Democrats equated the salary to Lincoln’s working as a party operative.—
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Challenger equated the impact of AI on the current labor market to the rise of the internet in the early aughts.—
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The woman hesitated at first but then let Sylvain into her apartment.—
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Sanchez hesitated at first about the idea of being on camera, but his loyalty to Gutiérrez proved stronger than the reservations.—
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
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If the Court decides against the President, the lucid performance of Neal Katyal, representing one set of challengers, must be credited with demonstrating that commonsense runs the other way.—
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By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.—
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But periods of harmonic rotation away from tech have refreshed the uptrend several times.—
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The ensemble was first formed in 1951 by composer Filip Kutev, who reworked monophonic village tunes into multi-part harmonic arrangements that drew from Western choral singing while preserving the ardent throatiness of Bulgarian folk.—
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
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What’s more, your defense adjusted, digging in its heels, getting to Northwestern’s running backs closer to the line of scrimmage so that the Wildcats gained only 28 yards on the ground in the second half after rushing for 102 in the first.—
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“Balanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balanced. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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