equate to
phrasal verb
equated to; equating to; equates to
: to be the same as or similar to (something) : to equal
Disagreement doesn't equate to disloyalty.
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The peak occurs later under a 4-degree Celsius warming scenario due to the association with longer and stronger glacier area and volume loss -- equating to 4,000 glaciers lost by the mid-2050s, according to the paper.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
With job growth averaging just shy of 40,000 in that period, an overstatement that size would equate to payroll losses of about 20,000 per month.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
This equates to just over 17 percent of the population.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
All that equates to deteriorating affordability for local residents.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
With job growth averaging just shy of 40,000 in that period, an overstatement that size would equate to payroll losses of about 20,000 per month.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
This equates to just over 17 percent of the population.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
All that equates to deteriorating affordability for local residents.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Equate to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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