analogizing

verb

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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  1. comparing
  2. equating
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  • When comparing a stock truck with no side steps to one equipped with a premium upgrade, the difference becomes immediately noticeable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • Rodríguez also said officials continue comparing hospital admissions, morgue records and reports submitted by relatives in an effort to identify people who remain unaccounted for.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of comparing
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  • This anxiety often leads to rumination, where individuals endlessly ponder potential outcomes without actual preparation, mistakenly equating thinking with problem-solving.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • But stop equating Israel with true genocidal states like Nazi Germany.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Definition of equating
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