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
Rather than reaching price parity with regular cars as battery prices dropped, everything just got more expensive during the pandemic.
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ArsTechnica, 3 July 2025
And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The story of parity is not limited to postseason success.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But the report noted China is rapidly closing the performance gap, reaching near parity in 2024 on several major benchmarks.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 3 July 2025
And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
The story of parity is not limited to postseason success.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But the report noted China is rapidly closing the performance gap, reaching near parity in 2024 on several major benchmarks.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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Instead of asking which picture is better, transitivity is about equivalence.—
Olga Lazareva,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
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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
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
Noun
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Will this impede efforts to advance gender equality, especially in technology sectors?—
Lauren Buitta,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Obama employed Douglass’s powerful words to underscore the continuing necessity of fighting injustice, reaffirming that America’s progress toward equality remains incomplete without addressing the contradictions Douglass courageously exposed.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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