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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Though often unsung in comparison to wind or category headlines, water is the deadliest aspect of a hurricane.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Plus, the pointed tip offers extra precision in comparison to the rounded doe-foot wands.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
The cost to insurers is projected to be around $1,700 per helmet; in comparison, a course of scalp cooling treatment typically costs between $1,500 and $3,000.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
But these books paled in comparison with the large seal laid out on the wooden slab before him that morning in 1867.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Plus, the pointed tip offers extra precision in comparison to the rounded doe-foot wands.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
The cost to insurers is projected to be around $1,700 per helmet; in comparison, a course of scalp cooling treatment typically costs between $1,500 and $3,000.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
But these books paled in comparison with the large seal laid out on the wooden slab before him that morning in 1867.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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“By/in comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20comparison. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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