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analogue

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Definition of analogue

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formal something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu

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Recent Examples of analogue Following his move to Tokyo, Rinko Kawauchi first introduced him to an analog darkroom, sparking a lasting interest in analog printing. — Photovogue, Vogue, 3 July 2026 If that historical analogue continues to hold, the bank expects the dollar index to climb toward roughly 103 to 105 during the second half of this year. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 July 2026 In that sense, the closest analogue would be the Blue Jays’ trade for Shane Bieber last summer, when Bieber hadn’t started all season for the Cleveland Guardians. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The studio closed for recordings in the late 1960s and has been largely preserved in its analog-era state since. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for analogue

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The flag was also draped over Khamenei’s casket in images published last week by his official X account.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Rodríguez Castro, the person said, projects a similar tough-guy image.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of image

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While smaller than its counterparts in Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley has a strong Vietnamese community with churches, temples, civic organizations and even a small magazine, Ma said.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
But that belief doesn’t appear to align with reality, as according to recent studies, women may receive significantly less in Social Security benefits than their male counterparts.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

Definition of counterpart

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The ensemble drama traces the unpredictable shape of grief and family dynamics, aiming for an emotionally candid portrait of loss and the ties that hold communities together.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
The trove of artworks includes a mixed-media drawing by Nicole Eisenman, 1960s works by Lee Friedlander and a self portrait made by the artist, DJ, and poet Juliana Huxtable.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of portrait

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Such plantations often store less carbon, support fewer animals, and are less resilient to drought, disease, and wildfire than natural forests.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
The team initially searched for simpler sugars with three carbon atoms but didn’t find any.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of carbon

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If the filmmakers present Zidane as an Everyman equivalent to James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom or Camus’ protagonist Meursault, their approach is fertile because the same questions that hover around Meursault also surround Zizou.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
That’s the equivalent of about eight coast-to-coast flights per year instead of one.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of equivalent

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And that can be done in parallel with the error detection and correction system that manages the logical qubit.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
More importantly, her imagining of Little House on the Prairie isn’t designed to be a look at the past but more about its parallels with our present.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

Definition of parallel

Noun

Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Seeing Black children and their families living ordinary yet robust lives in stories undermines negative portrayals.

— Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

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