adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be evenly spaced (= with equal spaces )
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For security, use three evenly spaced bolts per post.
be widely/evenly distributed
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This species of dolphin is widely distributed throughout the world.
breathe steadily/evenly
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The baby was fast asleep and breathing steadily.
cook sth evenly (= until all of it is equally well cooked )
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Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
evenly distributed
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Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed .
evenly/equally matched
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The two candidates are fairly evenly matched.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
balance
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The live recording shows few signs of an audience present and is evenly balanced between voices and orchestra.
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Ipswich scored 2/5, with one game, which is evenly balanced , to be adjudicated.
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The scales can be fairly evenly balanced .
coat
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Pour over the trout and turn to coat evenly .
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Dip quail in cornstarch mixture until evenly coated .
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Spread mustard coating evenly over browned rabbit.
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In a separate bowl, coat the cakes in the reserved bread crumbs until evenly coated.
distribute
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Moreover, unemployment has not been evenly distributed .
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The dough should be elastic, soft, tacky, but not sticky and the seeds should be evenly distributed .
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Unfortunately, these 13 million words are not evenly distributed across the 10 superfields.
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Break rice sticks into small pieces and distribute evenly among lettuce cups.
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If women were evenly distributed across the spectrum of employment, their pay levels would be much closer to those of men.
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Drizzle oil over polenta and brush to distribute evenly .
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Your weight should be evenly distributed between both legs.
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The twenty slides are evenly distributed by gender, with a good mix of age and race.
divide
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Staff seemed evenly divided - we received some smiles but also caught some rather unsavoury glances.
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And 86 to 90 percent comes from vehicle exhaust, evenly divided between diesel and gasoline engines.
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The large crowd at the meeting was nearly evenly divided between those supporting the ban and those against.
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Yocum may have been helped by the fact that the chamber audience was more evenly divided in allegiance.
match
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Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched , I admit.
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As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched .
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In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out.
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Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities.
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Even if the cars were evenly matched , he knew he couldn't out-drive the police.
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Teams were evenly matched with experienced players and beginners carefully balanced.
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Teams were evenly matched and all games proved to be very close affairs with penalties deciding many of them.
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Edward felt that he and the malign force were fairly evenly matched .
say
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I said evenly , keeping my gaze level and steady and my posture perpendicular and upright.
space
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Such regular joint patterns appear to develop when the centres of contraction are evenly spaced .
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The windows were clean, the bed was neatly made and his four chairs were set evenly spaced around the table.
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It has 13 rounds evenly spaced , with two races in most months from April to September.
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Press Y to select evenly spaced columns.
split
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There also seems to be agreement that our new Congress will be more evenly split , and thus dysfunctional.
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Only in the old industrial states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was opinion evenly split on this issue.
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In fact, the original version is virtually split evenly into two blocks of Orientation and Complicating Action.
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On the issue of abortion rights, Texans split evenly with 46 percent favoring abortion rights and 46 percent opposing abortion.
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Parents typically equate fairness with equality, seeking to evenly split the wealth they bequeath among their offspring.
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They surveyed 1, 598 organizations in 40 different industries about evenly split between manufacturing and the service sector.
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Other more constructive workers split evenly between those favoring casual and those preferring declared.
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Democratic party rules require that state delegations to the convention be split evenly between men and women.
spread
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For overcrowding is not spread evenly throughout the system.
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Add nut mixture and spread evenly .
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Spread evenly with apple and peel mixture.
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This aroused the resentment of almost the whole front bench, but Wigg's hostility was not evenly spread .
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Although power is widely spread it does not necessarily mean that it is evenly spread between all groups.
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But, as we know, demand for seats is not evenly spread .
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Unlike the greenhouse gases, which spread evenly across the globe, sulphur dioxide's effects are short-lived and regional.
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Royal icing takes a little practice to spread evenly and pipe, but the results are well worth the effort.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"You can do whatever you like," she said evenly .
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Spread the coating evenly over the entire surface.
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The money was divided evenly among all four brothers.
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The patient was breathing evenly .
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Turn the chicken pieces so that they cook evenly .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the increase in temperature will not be felt evenly .
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In your estate, divide assets evenly among children, even if one displeases you or if one becomes wealthy.
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Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.
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Spread the bean mixture evenly over the fish and scatter the remaining ginger and green onion on top.
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The columns now appear more evenly arranged on the screen.
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This pattern of irregular loading subjects the vessel to quite different stress from that exerted by an evenly distributed load of coal.
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When softened, spread the potatoes evenly over bottom and sides of the pans as for pie shells.
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Your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball.