as in similar
having qualities in common
the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities
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Adjective
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Wracked with guilt over Su-ho’s injuries, Si-eun enters Weak Hero Class 2 determined not to let another friend suffer a similar, gruesome fate.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025 -
Three other states – Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wyoming – have enacted similar laws in recent months.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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If Villa prepare assiduously to burst out of the blocks at home, then the inverse is often true on the road, comparable to a marathon runner who is unsure of their durability in the last few miles.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The past two comparable moves in this small-investor proxy, in November 2022 and March 2022, led to stiff near-term declines in the basket within weeks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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In our model, the flow of traffic over a network of roads is analogous to the flow of fluids over a surface — motions that are governed by the laws of fluid dynamics.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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In 1958, Congress created Captioned Films for the Deaf, a program that was meant to be analogous to Talking Books for the Blind.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 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
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The interviewer then asked Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, if such statements undermine the Fed’s role as an apolitical institution.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the course of my adult life, such scenes have occurred often, and in far more dramatic fashion.—
Domenico Starnone,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Connate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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