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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
Create 5 different metaphors or analogies that would make this idea immediately clear to THIS specific client based on their background and references.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement – the deal that ceded the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler’s Germany in a bid to avert war in Europe — is the granddaddy of historical analogies.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
While this is not a mainstream idea, some individuals draw loose analogies between the unseen, influential, and sometimes seemingly inexplicable nature of advanced algorithms and the traditional descriptions of Djinn.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Smith’s account is attractive in all the ways that analogies involving Pandora’s box tend to be.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Historical analogies can influence sound defense policy decision-making only so much.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Your app’s plans for growth AI can’t think symbolically or in analogies.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Thompson often speaks in movie analogies.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement – the deal that ceded the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler’s Germany in a bid to avert war in Europe — is the granddaddy of historical analogies.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
While this is not a mainstream idea, some individuals draw loose analogies between the unseen, influential, and sometimes seemingly inexplicable nature of advanced algorithms and the traditional descriptions of Djinn.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Smith’s account is attractive in all the ways that analogies involving Pandora’s box tend to be.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Historical analogies can influence sound defense policy decision-making only so much.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Your app’s plans for growth AI can’t think symbolically or in analogies.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Thompson often speaks in movie analogies.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
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The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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These metaphors revealed how patience, agility, resilience, and sovereignty can underpin modern venture strategies.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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As such, there are certain similarities with erring politicians who some believe become undone by a mixture of various traits that tends not to exist in the wider population.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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MacNeal sees some similarities between running a business and running a football program.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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New downloads of Weather are no longer possible on Wear OS 6 devices from third-party manufacturers, such as Samsung, OnePlus and others.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why Healthcare Needs a Data Overhaul Healthcare systems are generating more data than ever before, from electronic health records and lab results to imaging scans, insurance claims, and even patient updates from wearable devices.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The International Energy Agency has reported that two-thirds of fully electric cars in China are now cheaper to buy than their gasoline equivalents.—
Jack Barkenbus,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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Americans live shorter lives than their European equivalents, McClatchy News reported in April, but the trend of stagnant life expectancy appears to be afflicting European nations the same, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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