by/in comparison
idiom
: when compared with another : when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else
Yesterday's weather was very cold. Today's weather is mild by comparison.
—often + withHe's a well-behaved child in comparison with his brother.
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That claim is based on an assessment of how correctly the AI tool was able to make a diagnosis on about 300 complex cases previously published in the New England Journal of Medicine in comparison to physicians.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
All of that, however, paled in comparison to the impressiveness of Ohtani’s outing on the mound.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Even reaching the Premier League, a level Wrexham have never played at in their 160-year history, might struggle in comparison.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The company’s modular recycling systems, powered by AI, are smaller and smarter than preexisting alternatives, which either sorted items poorly by comparison, or required humans to wade in afterward and sort out recyclable materials by hand.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
All of that, however, paled in comparison to the impressiveness of Ohtani’s outing on the mound.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Even reaching the Premier League, a level Wrexham have never played at in their 160-year history, might struggle in comparison.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
The company’s modular recycling systems, powered by AI, are smaller and smarter than preexisting alternatives, which either sorted items poorly by comparison, or required humans to wade in afterward and sort out recyclable materials by hand.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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“By/in comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20comparison. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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