compared to
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or compared with
: in relation to (something else) : measured or judged against (something else)
I'm a slob compared to my roommate.
This rain is nothing compared to what we got yesterday.
Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one.
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The standings, as is, don’t carry that same energy because some level of detail would separate what a regulation win is worth compared to an overtime win.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
That’s a rounding error compared to the Webb telescope, which is as large as a tennis court and weighs 13,000 lbs.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Concluding the experiment Given the combination of sprawling and FBEM mechanism, the DSTAR has improved its climbing capacity by 66 percent compared to symmetric FBEM designs (such as RSTAR).
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
That’s a rounding error compared to the Webb telescope, which is as large as a tennis court and weighs 13,000 lbs.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Concluding the experiment Given the combination of sprawling and FBEM mechanism, the DSTAR has improved its climbing capacity by 66 percent compared to symmetric FBEM designs (such as RSTAR).
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Compared to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compared%20to. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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