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equalize

[ee-kwuh-lahyz] / ˈi kwəˌlaɪz /


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Assigning the Roth account to a child in a high tax bracket and the traditional account to one in a lower bracket can help equalize after-tax values.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

To equalize inheritance later, you can simply adjust the distribution in your will or trust, reducing your son and daughter’s shares by the amount you have gifted each.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 7, 2025

To equalize its share with the US dollar, gold prices would need to rise to $5,790 per ounce, assuming no change in gold holdings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

At six months of age, the number of nanotubes in normal mice and those with Alzheimer's disease began to equalize.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

Equalize the airlock with your side of it, get in, equalize with the other side, get out.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“This rule, at least to a certain degree, equalizes the workforce that way,’’ says Amanda Sonneborn, an employment lawyer at King & Spalding.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

The first equalizes the bad luck we’re born with; the second, the bad luck that finds us as adults.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020

Fresh flour is considered “unstable,” Hutchison explained, and oxidation equalizes it and makes it more stable and consistent.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2016

The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the tissues as well as equalizes temperature in the body.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

“I like the way it equalizes everyone, you know? Most competitions are only for one thing, but in America's Got Talent, you can do anything. Be anything.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

It’s a cost gap barely equalized by the current 50% aluminum tariff.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

That streak ended when Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere equalized with a header just before halftime at Sofi Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Unfortunately for the South African team that night, Rafa Márquez equalized for El Tri with 11 minutes remaining during what turned out to be a disappointing World Cup for the host nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Seattle equalized at 3-3 on a goal by Jordan Morris in the 88th minute set up by Cristian Roldan from Albert Rusnak's corner kick.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025

Although our food was not yet equalized, African prisoners would occasionally receive bread in the morning.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In Game 1, Staal scored one of the equalizing goals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“A life-insurance policy can be specifically purchased to provide a cash payout to the non-business child, effectively equalizing their inheritance without burdening the business or the child taking it over,” it says.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

Whether or not Altman is a true believer in A.I.’s equalizing powers, he’s talking his book.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

It is also, in some ways, an equalizing force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

“My thought was that if you know how to keep tissue alive there must be some way of equalizing the reserve supply to the area of the throat and face.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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