as in similar
having qualities in common
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Recent Examples of comparable
The results were comparable with some of the best riders in the peloton.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Used EVs on average cost $2,000 more than comparable gas cars.
—CBS News, 3 July 2025
And given the prices at comparable restaurants, Boca didn't seem all that expensive to me anymore.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, this valuation is roughly comparable to that of its competitor SoFi, which was profitable last year and has demonstrated a quicker customer growth rate.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Used EVs on average cost $2,000 more than comparable gas cars.
—CBS News, 3 July 2025
And given the prices at comparable restaurants, Boca didn't seem all that expensive to me anymore.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In fact, this valuation is roughly comparable to that of its competitor SoFi, which was profitable last year and has demonstrated a quicker customer growth rate.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
Adjective
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In science and technology, important breakthroughs have emerged in similar fashion — not from deliberate problem-solving, but from the mind’s quiet work beneath the surface.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Using too much detergent can also have a similar result, leaving behind a residue that causes stiff fibers and reduced absorbency.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is not perfectly analogous to contingencies that the United States may face in the future, and not every lesson in Ukraine is applicable to U.S. military planning, but this war is nonetheless full of instructive technological innovations and breakthroughs.—
JON FINER,
Foreign Affairs,
7 July 2025
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And the concho found fans across the world—especially among people who see its plight as analogous to their own, and who have latched on to it as a symbol of resilience.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed at such sites.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Google signed a deal to buy power generated through nuclear fusion, only the second such agreement to use the as-yet-unviable technology.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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