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.
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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.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 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.
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Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
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
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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Transits tripled to 93 last weekend compared with the prior comparable period, according to ship-tracking data provider MarineTraffic, but remain far below pre-war levels when more than 100 ships transited the strait each day.
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Addressing viewers resistant to change, Ouweleen compared the show’s evolution to that of a favorite band.
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Investors often mistakenly equate a great company with a great investment, but the stock market primarily rewards the divergence between expectations and actual performance.
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Children do not necessarily equate love with volume of gifts, and many parents today are actively trying to reduce clutter, overstimulation, and consumerism.
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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