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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
Individual aspirations are, therefore, the analogue counterpart of machine intentions.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The film blends naturalistic domestic moments with dreamlike, oneiric sequences, aiming to recreate a tactile, analogue Santiago through stop-motion techniques.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 4 June 2025
Fragmented workflows, legacy systems, and analogue processes made innovation feel distant, even risky.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
For good and ill, Rudolph’s was a deeply American vision, an architectural analogue to Johnson’s Great Society—and for that reason, among others, his buildings and those similar to them are targeted for the ash heap under the emerging state-style apparatus.
—Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The film blends naturalistic domestic moments with dreamlike, oneiric sequences, aiming to recreate a tactile, analogue Santiago through stop-motion techniques.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 4 June 2025
Fragmented workflows, legacy systems, and analogue processes made innovation feel distant, even risky.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
For good and ill, Rudolph’s was a deeply American vision, an architectural analogue to Johnson’s Great Society—and for that reason, among others, his buildings and those similar to them are targeted for the ash heap under the emerging state-style apparatus.
—Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
Noun
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Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The 25 kilos of drugs were wrapped in packaging featuring the iconic gun-brandishing cartoon character, the Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post, which included images of the cocaine.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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All of this determines why Le Bernardin is expensive, but not as much as many others in New York, and considerably less than Parisian counterparts.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Certain types of roofing materials are designed to reflect more sunlight than their counterparts, leading to cooler interiors.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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To her, these monochromatic portraits bolster an African aesthetic due to their classic feel that stands the test of time.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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But Kosinski elevates that journey by capturing racing in all of its gorgeous, peculiar glory—there’s never been a portrait of Formula One quite like it.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2025
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These are carbon credits issued not for planting trees, but for keeping fossil fuels in the ground.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The discovery suggests that these molecules could help seed planetary systems with carbon, supporting the development of molecules needed for life.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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The twelve-day Israel-Iran war this June saw two unprecedented air wars take place in parallel.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Also, more could be added by converting some of the wider streets from parallel to diagonal parking.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The appeal is built on two ideas: 1) the amazing feat of using prehistoric DNA to clone new dinosaurs; and 2) the terrifying prospect of those dinosaurs behaving like, well, dinosaurs (namely the carnivorous ones).—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Under the pressures of fame and parasocial demands, pop star Poppy relinquishes control to Aura, an AI clone trained on her past content.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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These portrayals took on new weight and context with the passage of the Hollywood Production Code.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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This portrayal caused a significant backlash from some viewers at the time.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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In language as deft and muscular as Rosa’s team, Drexler captures the scent of the blood and the resin, every wisecrack and sob story, every flake of talc and gob of spit, every pimple and blackhead on the lady wrestlers’ thighs.—
Lauren Elkin,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The pig is then placed on a spit and slow roasted for several hours, until the meat is thoroughly cooked and the skin outside becomes perfectly crispy and crackled.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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