analogized

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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  • The athletic apparel maker beat Wall Street's expectations on both lines and unexpectedly posted sales growth compared with the prior year.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, all of that was about as emotional as a bunch of people standing around waiting for an elevator compared with what happened when Crochet locked eyes with Giolito.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • In a world where growth is equated with progress, capitalism breathes through expansion, and consumption becomes its oxygen.
    Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The combined mental and physical illness risks of loneliness have been equated with those of obesity or smoking and represent a serious public health concern.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Analogized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogized. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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