as in comparing
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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Bank of America goes beyond the sector approach to comparing Chinese retail plays to convertible bonds.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Singh urged jurors to view the protest within a broader historical context, comparing it to anti-apartheid divestment campaigns targeting South Africa.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement What’s more, equating darkness with evil and goodness with light may be a relatively recent invention.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
21 Dec. 2025
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Buyers are a 50-50 male/female split with Generation X equating for approximately 50 percent of all buyers.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Analogizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogizing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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