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 company said in the filing that November 2025 comparable store sales from EBT were down more than 8% compared to last year.
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Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
From the packaging to the product's consistency, the whole process feels elevated—more comparable to a fun-to-use new skin care product than a standard conditioner.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
But there is some comparable firepower smoldering in the undercards, including Sunday homecomings for Dance Gavin Dance and the first Oleander gig in eight years.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The five-star analyst added that the company's better-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook is supported by strength in March's comparable sales trends.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
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Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
From the packaging to the product's consistency, the whole process feels elevated—more comparable to a fun-to-use new skin care product than a standard conditioner.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
But there is some comparable firepower smoldering in the undercards, including Sunday homecomings for Dance Gavin Dance and the first Oleander gig in eight years.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The five-star analyst added that the company's better-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook is supported by strength in March's comparable sales trends.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
Adjective
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The flight instructor had more than 800 hours in total of civilian flight experience and had flown 140 hours in helicopters similar to the one that crashed.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chamber is also backing another idea Mayor Vince Lago recently proposed — a plan to potentially charge commercial property owners across the Gables a beautification fee, except for those on Miracle Mile and Giralda, which already have a similar fee in place.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The public nuisance theory in the New Mexico case is designed to produce an analogous structural outcome for social media.—
Carolina Rossini,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beitler sees scrolling on TikTok as analogous to surfing TV channels.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ho Tzu Nyen’s virtual reality installation Voice of Void, 2021, which was on view at Berlin’s Neugerriemschneider gallery this spring, offers a glimpse of such possibilities.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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