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as in metaphors
a way of describing or explaining one thing by means of describing another with which it shares certain points or qualities
The teacher used the analogy of a common pipeline to explain bandwidth on the Internet.
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as in similarities
resemblance in certain points or qualities between two or more otherwise unlike things
The study made note of analogies between human and ape social behavior.
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Recent Examples of analogies
These analogies can also apply to the teams involved.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But upcoming listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are big enough and systemically important enough to the market that those analogies may not apply.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The psychologist found these analogies interesting.
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Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Those are harsh analogies but not wholly inapt ones.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
Klemperer also noticed how often Nazi propaganda used sports analogies and superlatives to make its point.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
The storylines and analogies Brown uses vary in familiarity.
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Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Complex or technical topics should be explained in terms that members already understand, using simple analogies for understanding.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.
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Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But upcoming listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are big enough and systemically important enough to the market that those analogies may not apply.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The psychologist found these analogies interesting.
—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Those are harsh analogies but not wholly inapt ones.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
Klemperer also noticed how often Nazi propaganda used sports analogies and superlatives to make its point.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
The storylines and analogies Brown uses vary in familiarity.
—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Complex or technical topics should be explained in terms that members already understand, using simple analogies for understanding.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.
—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
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Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned.
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These metaphors aren’t just ours, either.
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Indeed, any similarities will help tell us how asteroids were herded around during the first few hundred million years of solar system history following the formation of the planets.
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That’s about where the similarities end.
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The Big Think website has been optimized to work with all major browsers and devices.
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Numerous guests were reportedly secured in harnesses and fall protection and then transitioned onto aerial devices.
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Attrition rates among offshore employees can run significantly higher than their onshore equivalents, not because the talent is weaker, but because the employment experience often is.
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Radiators and solar arrays can consume 65 to 70 percent of total satellite mass, and space-grade photovoltaics run orders of magnitude more expensive than terrestrial equivalents.
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“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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