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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Recent Examples of analogize
Indeed, many Europeans found the South inspiring, analogizing their cause to the wave of anti-monarchy revolutions that swept Europe in 1848.
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Sadie Collective co-founder and international finance researcher Fanta Traore analogized it to Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike.
—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
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Sadie Collective co-founder and international finance researcher Fanta Traore analogized it to Michael Jordan’s partnership with Nike.
—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
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The Republican National Committee reported roughly $109 million cash on hand in its most recent FEC filing, compared with roughly $16 million for their Democratic counterpart, plus Democrats are carrying about $17 million in debt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Willis even compared Amachree to an All-Pro back currently considered one of the best in the NFL.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sara Aparacio, a resident cleaning expert at Homeaglow, equates scrubbing an appliance with an abrasive sponge to rubbing it with very fine sandpaper.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Completed around 1570 in northern Italy, the Villa Rotonda features symmetrical facades and harmonious proportions that have been equated with Renaissance humanism and rationalism.—
Kevin D. Murphy,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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