as in similar
having qualities in common
bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad
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Recent Examples of analogous
In the end, this game was all too analogous of the year the Tigers endured.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
One need only read the US State Department’s 2024 human rights report on China to realize that naming a Chinese official to a human rights advisory committee is analogous to putting a wolf in charge of a hen house.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).
—Asad Ramzanali, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s an analogous cool-verging-on-blasé lyrical delivery set off by animalesque saxophones.
—Rumaan Alam, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
One need only read the US State Department’s 2024 human rights report on China to realize that naming a Chinese official to a human rights advisory committee is analogous to putting a wolf in charge of a hen house.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).
—Asad Ramzanali, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s an analogous cool-verging-on-blasé lyrical delivery set off by animalesque saxophones.
—Rumaan Alam, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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With national debt now closing in on $38 trillion, Macquarie’s research found that since 2018, governments (irrespective of party) have added to the deficit at greater levels than the historical average under similar economic conditions.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The concept sells niches to hold urns, similar to buying a cemetery plot for a casket.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Chen Ming, a researcher at the Centre for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research and a co-author of the study, explained that the impact released energy equivalent to 600,000 tonnes of TNT – comparable to the destructive force of 40 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Intel's adjusted earnings of 23 cents per share was not comparable to analyst estimates.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Humans and wildlife alike feast on the fruit, with a taste between a banana and a pineapple and a custard-like texture.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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One of my pieces was authenticated through eBay, and the leather, stitching, canvas, and quality are alike.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Oceans 11 star said that being in such close proximity to major stars taught him an important lesson early in his career.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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But such is the lightning pace of Mbappe that he might be best placed dropping deeper during build-up before darting in-behind.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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