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equalizer

[ee-kwuh-lahy-zer] / ˈi kwəˌlaɪ zər /


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Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.

From Salon May 22, 2026

Aprill defends private equity as an equalizer of sorts in an unequal medical marketplace.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2026

With her equalizer, the 36-year-old Knight became the all-time American goal-scorer in the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

They regrouped in the second half and were able to capitalize on lax Colombian defending to grab the equalizer.

From Barron's Nov. 16, 2025

But on this hot August day in Ravenel, South Carolina, under the blaze of a terrible sun, Ben thought that he had a great equalizer working for him, called youth.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

A subway car is supposed to be one of society’s great equalizers.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

Callum Wilson twice put Newcastle in the lead but Wolves had equalizers from Mario Lemina and Hwang-Hee-chan.

From Seattle Times Oct. 28, 2023

It will be especially eye-opening for anyone who believes that wealth, education and access to quality medical services are the great equalizers, the attainable means by which Black Americans can achieve health-care parity.

From Washington Post Jun. 10, 2022

Mexico got a pair during the Nations League final, and the U.S. turned its own isolated moments of power and artistry into equalizers twice.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2021

To find an American locomotive not equipped with equalizers is surprising since they were almost a necessity to produce a reasonably smooth ride on the rough tracks of American railroads.

From The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 by White, John H.




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