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as in balance
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
we must find an equilibrium between commercial development and conservation of our natural treasures
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as in composure
evenness of emotions or temper
that stunning insult left me speechless, and several minutes passed before I recovered my equilibrium
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Recent Examples of equilibrium
Last year’s struggles over speech—among protesters and counter-protesters, scholars and administrators—seemed to show a system falling out of equilibrium.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Find equilibrium during Ramadan
Fasting for Ramadan can be a dance between managing one’s physical health and water intake, and also fulfilling personal religious goals.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity)
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—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
At Summit, a research station located near the center of the ice sheet close to its highest point, temperatures soared by six times the global average between 1982 and 2011, forcing the equilibrium line to migrate skyward and widening the ablation zone.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Related article What this holiday of sacrifice teaches us about mindfulness
Find equilibrium during Ramadan
Fasting for Ramadan can be a dance between managing one’s physical health and water intake, and also fulfilling personal religious goals.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity)
3.
—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
At Summit, a research station located near the center of the ice sheet close to its highest point, temperatures soared by six times the global average between 1982 and 2011, forcing the equilibrium line to migrate skyward and widening the ablation zone.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Equilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equilibrium. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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