as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
rules requiring that there be parity in what schools spend on men's and women's sports
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Recent Examples of parity
The debates over the sport’s financial system and overall parity will most likely rage for months.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
If anything, parity has made winning a championship even harder.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
In 2024, the California state senate reached gender parity for the first time in history.
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Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
AcuRite’s initial plan to force customers onto a new app that lacked feature parity was risky.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Cody Stavenhagen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
If anything, parity has made winning a championship even harder.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
In 2024, the California state senate reached gender parity for the first time in history.
—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
AcuRite’s initial plan to force customers onto a new app that lacked feature parity was risky.
—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for parity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
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That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.
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There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.
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Adult general education programs prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
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Each additional equivalency requires ongoing validation as curriculum evolves in response to a changing world.
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Something big changed in American culture when white men adopted plain dress in the spirit of a republican government based on new ideas of equality.
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America is a political and moral fact—the first community in which men set out in principle to enshrine freedom, responsible government, and human equality.
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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