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a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal or proper amounts
There is an imbalance between his work life and family life.
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Recent Examples of imbalance
At the heart of the issue is a fundamental imbalance between supply and demand.
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H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
The most glaring example of this imbalance, however, is the NATO alliance: until recently, most member states, like Canada, failed to meet the alliance’s target of spending two percent of GDP on defense.
—Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
Trump has – at least in his rhetoric – largely linked these duties to the role of Chinese suppliers in the fentanyl trade, not the gaping trade imbalance between the US and China.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Similarly, certain activities in the brain, such as stress, can directly affect the gut, causing digestive symptoms and imbalances in the gut microbiome.7
The gut and brain communicate through the enteric nervous system via the gut-brain connection.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
The most glaring example of this imbalance, however, is the NATO alliance: until recently, most member states, like Canada, failed to meet the alliance’s target of spending two percent of GDP on defense.
—Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
Trump has – at least in his rhetoric – largely linked these duties to the role of Chinese suppliers in the fentanyl trade, not the gaping trade imbalance between the US and China.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Similarly, certain activities in the brain, such as stress, can directly affect the gut, causing digestive symptoms and imbalances in the gut microbiome.7
The gut and brain communicate through the enteric nervous system via the gut-brain connection.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbalance
Noun
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Atlanta was ranked the worst city for income inequality in a 2024 GOBankingRates report.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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The impact of these inequalities compounds over time, leaving many women earning less than their male counterparts, despite equal or greater experience.—
Kat Cosley,
Flow Space,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In 2012, for example, 49% of Americans responding to the General Social Survey, a long-standing national survey that measures societal change, said Black-white differences in income, housing and jobs were due to a lack of willpower on the part of Black people.—
Karyn Vilbig,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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If learning the difference in roles that wielding a switch axe has in contrast to a hammer doesn’t sound complex enough there are elemental weaknesses and resistances to keep in mind around each monster.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The ‘Iced Black’ bonnet sets the contrast nicely while the 23-inch five-spoke forged aluminum wheels, illuminated grille, and polished brightwork complete the look.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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White Americans, by contrast, have $41 trillion of stock-market wealth — up 91% over the same time period.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Imbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbalance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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