1
as in to compare
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
a value system that equates money with success
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as in to refer
to describe as similar
you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart
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as in to balance
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn
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Recent Examples of equate
Komodo, Indonesia Most travelers equate Komodo in the Indonesian archipelago with its fierce dragons, the world’s largest living lizards.
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Investors will equate the United States to Turkey or Argentina, where leaders bully central banks and currencies collapse.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Dunne captures all of that in the title track, a bouncy, bittersweet singalong that equates success with a baked seafood dish.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a terse statement confirming only the broad outlines of the incident, the Pentagon equated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel, allegations Caracas denies.
—Phil Stewart, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Investors will equate the United States to Turkey or Argentina, where leaders bully central banks and currencies collapse.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Dunne captures all of that in the title track, a bouncy, bittersweet singalong that equates success with a baked seafood dish.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
In a terse statement confirming only the broad outlines of the incident, the Pentagon equated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel, allegations Caracas denies.
—Phil Stewart, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to members of his Socialist Party, Sánchez compared Israel's military campaign in Gaza to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said both countries should be barred from competition.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Post-production was halted for several months as the director balanced treatment with completing the film.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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The interesting challenge was balancing the art with the landscape.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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First, Kenan Yildiz (63’) equalized, only for Felix Nmecha to score one minute late.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Italy led 1-0 deep into second half stoppage time before England equalized and then clinched the victory with a 119th-minute goal.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amber is offering $500 million to partially compensate Gold Reserve for its creditor claim.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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That’s roughly how much Sook was compensated as Nexstar’s chief executive in 2024, according to recent regulatory filings.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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The staircase is too narrow to accommodate two-way traffic; people were bumping into one another.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Equate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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