analogized

Definition of analogizednext
past tense of analogize
as in compared
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 analogized If the population could be analogized to a single human body, then its immune system would rely on a concert of action and purpose between each cell. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 Some have analogized ultralights to other planes as motorcycles are to cars, which begins to explain the stigma some pilots have seen applied to the recreational act of flying them, particularly when launched from airports. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
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  • The platform’s modular architecture allows for rapid iteration and integration into broader counter-drone defense networks, potentially accelerating deployment compared with traditional defense development cycles.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This is why time passes at different rates dependent on your elevation on Earth, and why your head (which is farther from the Earth’s center, and in a region of slightly less spacetime curvature) ages faster as compared with your feet.
    Big Think, Big Think, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Oklahoma Education Association President Cari Elledge equated the plan to mortgaging a teacher’s future for a salary increase today.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Newsom has equated these actions to the state’s efforts in 2024 to quash the sale of hemp products containing cannabinoids such as THC.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Analogized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogized. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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