as in equivalence
the consideration of two or more things as equal
The speech deftly made an equation between the values of self-sacrifice and those of patriotism.
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Recent Examples of equation
The Timberwolves could enter into the Antetokounmpo equation.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
For many, makeup plays a central role in that equation, making Mac an intuitive partner.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Now, a breakthrough from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan has changed the equation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The equation says how the wave function evolves over time but only while the system is left unobserved.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
For many, makeup plays a central role in that equation, making Mac an intuitive partner.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Now, a breakthrough from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan has changed the equation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The equation says how the wave function evolves over time but only while the system is left unobserved.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equation
Noun
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Flame analogies aside, the two discussed sustainable technology, raising human standards of living, and humanoid robots.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Synch also draws an analogy from chemistry to describe its view of compatibility.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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