as in to compare
to describe as similar
analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body
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Sadie Collective co-founder and international finance researcher Fanta Traore analogized it to Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike.
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Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 4 June 2025
Fleck analogized it to putting up an adorable cat filter during a video meeting.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
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Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 4 June 2025
Fleck analogized it to putting up an adorable cat filter during a video meeting.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 May 2025
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China may also prefer to maintain a lower renminbi value compared with other currencies, in order to support its export-reliant economy.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But net income attributable to shareholders dipped to $229 million, or 52 cents per share, compared with $373 million, or 81 cents a share in the year-earlier period.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Subsequent rulings expanded the assault on our electoral system, including Citizens United, which equates people to corporations — more nonsense.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meghan Callahan, from the Empower Fans Coalition, a group that opposes the bill, equates this licensing change to taking a lease out on the ticket.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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