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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
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.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The storylines and analogies Brown uses vary in familiarity.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
As Trump fumbles with the Pandora’s Box he’s broken open, there’s no shortage of historical analogies to choose from.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 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
The two immediately start swapping trivia and relative distance analogies.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Her lyrics declared independence from clingy lovers and assorted social expectations, often through analogies inspired by technology.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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
As Trump fumbles with the Pandora’s Box he’s broken open, there’s no shortage of historical analogies to choose from.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 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
The two immediately start swapping trivia and relative distance analogies.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Her lyrics declared independence from clingy lovers and assorted social expectations, often through analogies inspired by technology.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
Noun
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Anyone who seeks out career advice (in any field) is destined to get bombarded with metaphors.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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The artist has described works like this one as metaphors for the violence of colonialism in her home country.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The similarities even extend into leadership style.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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For all their conspicuous differences, Adams and Jefferson shared some important similarities that bound them in these early days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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In the Jobs era, the Apple ecosystem was its biggest competitive advantage — Cook doubled down on it, with all devices working seamlessly together.—
Vitaliy Katsenelson,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Researchers now hope to push the double copy framework even further by searching for particle-physics equivalents of other black hole features, including the event horizon itself — the boundary beyond which nothing can escape.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Bose pros Bose products are known for their rich sound, and although Bose is a top audio equipment brand, many of them are more affordable than Sonos equivalents.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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