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equalizer

[ee-kwuh-lahy-zer] / ˈi kwəˌlaɪ zər /


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I look at the dance floor as this great equalizer, where different people can put their differences aside and shuffle around the floor and have a good time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

And the most important goal in Cape Verde history—the equalizer against Uruguay—came from Hélio Varela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

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

People love their sports stars, and athletics are the great social equalizer.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Libraries have long been one of society’s great equalizers, offering knowledge to anyone who craves it.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

Mexican star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored the equalizers in the 26th and 74th minutes.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 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

The rivers are valuable to the farmers as drainage lines, as irrigation supply, as carriers and equalizers of transportation rates, as a readily available power resource, and for raising food fish.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall


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