as in to compare
to describe as similar
analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body
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Recent Examples of analogize
Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
But by hyperbolically analogizing, Mishra seems to be intentionally salting Jewish wounds.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Staking is often analogized to depositing (and locking-in) your funds in a bank account, in which the bank then uses and pays you interest in return.
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
But by hyperbolically analogizing, Mishra seems to be intentionally salting Jewish wounds.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Staking is often analogized to depositing (and locking-in) your funds in a bank account, in which the bank then uses and pays you interest in return.
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Davis went on to play at Tennessee, and legendary coach Johnny Majors compared him to Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett, whom Majors coached at Pitt.—
Mike Organ,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Another study, co-written by Augustine, used the same data in a slightly different way, examining how parents of different education levels felt throughout the day compared with how nonparents felt.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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By equating political opposition with terrorism, the administration is also militarizing America’s domestic landscape.—
Jason M. Blazakis,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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That research found that 79 percent of consumers find brands using the Seal of Cotton trademark to be trustworthy, and 82 percent equate the label with sustainable production.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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