draw a comparison
draw comparisons
Definition of draw a comparison
: to say that two or more things or people are similar The brochure draws a comparison between the hotel and a medieval palace. The writer draws unflattering comparisons between the mayor and a dictator.
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: to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull : such as
: to move (something, such as a covering) over or to one side
: to pull up or out of a receptacle or place where seated or carried
: the act or process of comparing: such as
: the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another
: an examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities
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