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
Bellini’s challenge at Valentino is analogous, as Michele is also relatively new in his role.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
Thinking of an image of your face as somehow analogous to your thumbprint leads to serious mental vertigo.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Massachusetts General Hospital/Imec/Nature Neuroscience The 1,280 electrodes on each shank are individually addressable, and the four parallel shanks give us an effectively 2D readout, which is quite analogous to a CMOS camera image, and the inspiration for the name Neuropixels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
Thinking of an image of your face as somehow analogous to your thumbprint leads to serious mental vertigo.
—Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Massachusetts General Hospital/Imec/Nature Neuroscience The 1,280 electrodes on each shank are individually addressable, and the four parallel shanks give us an effectively 2D readout, which is quite analogous to a CMOS camera image, and the inspiration for the name Neuropixels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
Adjective
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Both have spoken, as field athletes in cricket-dominant countries, about similar challenges around facilities, finances and support.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sinner had similar problems here and came into the contest with a 57 percent reading.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Israeli F-15s had no comparable missile to the Phoenix at that time.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Neither quarterback lit the world on fire as a rookie, though Maye posted comparable -- if not better -- stats to Williams with less playing time.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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There was no such good fortune this time in the Pacific Northwest as Washington proved to be too big, too fast and too good, coming in as a 35-point favorite and then unleashing a record performance.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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