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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
Max’s wide range of uses has prompted analogies to China’s WeChat.
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Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
When the United States joined NATO in 1949, American policymakers pointed to the Rio Pact as a precedent and drew analogies between the alliance’s founding document, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Monroe Doctrine.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Where words divide, the Saint Laurent aesthetic creates space to breathe and invent new analogies.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign observers, too, found analogies to the nineteenth-century Russian intelligentsia irresistible.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
What kind of discourse can draw out such analogies while simultaneously acknowledging and preserving difference?
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The judges jumped in to suggest Kilaru’s analogies weren’t so convincing in the context of a football player like Pavia, who has a limited window to earn NIL money.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Create 5 different metaphors or analogies that would make this idea immediately clear to THIS specific client based on their background and references.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
When the United States joined NATO in 1949, American policymakers pointed to the Rio Pact as a precedent and drew analogies between the alliance’s founding document, the North Atlantic Treaty, and the Monroe Doctrine.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Where words divide, the Saint Laurent aesthetic creates space to breathe and invent new analogies.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign observers, too, found analogies to the nineteenth-century Russian intelligentsia irresistible.
—Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
What kind of discourse can draw out such analogies while simultaneously acknowledging and preserving difference?
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The judges jumped in to suggest Kilaru’s analogies weren’t so convincing in the context of a football player like Pavia, who has a limited window to earn NIL money.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Create 5 different metaphors or analogies that would make this idea immediately clear to THIS specific client based on their background and references.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
Noun
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That’s a heavy load to balance — on top of a slew of symbols and metaphors.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is a series that has always operated as absurd speculation, where broad metaphors about life and science get posited amid techno beats and car chases.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yeah, there were similarities between different things in the creative.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mel Brooks’ best comedy shares many similarities with his other revered films – a strong grip of genre beats, a non-stop barrage of gags yanking us forward, and an eagerness to give every performer a chance to comedically shine.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With natural, biodegradable, and inexpensive components, such batteries could one day provide an eco-friendly alternative for powering homes or small devices without relying on toxic metals or complex supply chains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials suspect that three explosive devices were dropped in the parking lot.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lucid also promotes the vehicle with city and freeway MPGe equivalents of 114 and 109.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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