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.
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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.
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Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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.
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Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
14 Dec. 2025
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The Netherlands has maintained about 70% possession with three shots on goal, compared with Tunisia’s one, and 306 accurate passes, compared with Tunisia's 111.
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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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What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around.
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College football fans who equated NCAA rules to actual laws.
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“Analogized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogized. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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