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equilibrium

noun as in balance; evenness

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A tense, dynamic equilibrium between the U.S. and China seems more likely than a clear displacement of the former by the latter.

But how many of us, thus sunk in despair, have not been vaulted back to equilibrium by another look at Groundhog Day?

Since 1989, this arrangement has provided a workable degree of stability, but one based on an equilibrium of unstable elements.

Lebanese politics for more than a decade have been characterized by an equilibrium of unstable elements.

But by 2009, Aaron seemed to her to be regaining his equilibrium.

Industrial society is therefore mobile, elastic, standing at any moment in a temporary and unstable equilibrium.

But the balanced forces once displaced would be seen constantly to come to an equilibrium at a new point.

It is a very simple plan, and will be perfectly tight; it is by restoring an equilibrium on both sides of the piston.

Michael, for sudden joy and excitement, was wellnigh thrown from his equilibrium.

The equilibrium valve is unchanged, except that the rack is taken out and a link put in.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to equilibrium, such as: calmness, composure, serenity, stability, symmetry, and calm.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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