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analogizing

Definition of analogizingnext
present participle of analogize
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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  • Holding back tears, Marta called out the uselessness of comparing this season to last year’s championship run.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • That’s based on data compiled by Cambridge Mobile Telematics, which provides driving information to auto insurers, and contextualized by Insurify, which has a website for comparing insurance quotes.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • By equating political opposition with terrorism, the administration is also militarizing America’s domestic landscape.
    Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Analogizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogizing. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

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