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
And the Thunder became the seventh champion in the last seven seasons, a run of parity like none other in NBA history.
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Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
And the Thunder became the seventh champion in the last seven seasons, a run of parity unmatched in NBA history.
—Tim Reynolds, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The program reflects growing industry attention to gender parity in filmmaking across Asia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2025
In a nice touch, the VPS plans have feature and price parity across the Linux and Windows server operating systems, which isn't always the case with other web hosts.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
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Tim Reynolds, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
And the Thunder became the seventh champion in the last seven seasons, a run of parity unmatched in NBA history.
—Tim Reynolds, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The program reflects growing industry attention to gender parity in filmmaking across Asia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2025
In a nice touch, the VPS plans have feature and price parity across the Linux and Windows server operating systems, which isn't always the case with other web hosts.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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Token equivalence could raise new questions about taxation, investor protections, and international jurisdictional conflicts.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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There’s not an equivalence, even remotely, between him and President Biden.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Alternative Learning Opportunities program helps individuals looking to earn a high school equivalency prepare for the exam needed to earn it and look into postsecondary options.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Their route to walking across the stage to receive a diploma might have taken some detours and extra years, but the joy in earning a high school diploma or equivalency certificate was evident at the Poway Adult School’s 60th annual commencement ceremony.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Turk spoke about how far Fayetteville has come in terms of equality, but said there was still work to do.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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From this place and time, building on the work of many before, the Nation started the march—not yet finished—toward securing equality and respect for LGBT people.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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