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
The appeal of meme stocks — volatility, anti-establishment, viral — is analogous to meme coins.
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Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 28 May 2025
The stair treads and risers are fastened to and held firm by stringers, which are analogous to the joists under a floor.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
The BfV is roughly analogous to the FBI in the United States.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
What remain enduringly relevant are the book’s insights into the nature of design innovation, which Jencks described as analogous to biological evolution, a constant flow of emergent, divergent, and convergent streams.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 28 May 2025
The stair treads and risers are fastened to and held firm by stringers, which are analogous to the joists under a floor.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
The BfV is roughly analogous to the FBI in the United States.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
What remain enduringly relevant are the book’s insights into the nature of design innovation, which Jencks described as analogous to biological evolution, a constant flow of emergent, divergent, and convergent streams.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for analogous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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In the House, Representatives Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, and Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, are leading a similar resolution.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
24 June 2025
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More than a dozen House Democrats have co-sponsored the resolution, and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has put forward a similar measure in the Senate.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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In fact, this valuation is roughly comparable to that of its competitor SoFi, which was profitable last year and has demonstrated a quicker customer growth rate.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Must-read: The FT has a lengthy feature on how climate change is causing a systemic crisis in the property insurance business on a scale comparable to the 2008 financial crisis.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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For centuries, explorers relied on such vantage points to map their surroundings.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Google signed a deal to buy power generated through nuclear fusion, only the second such agreement to use the as-yet-unviable technology.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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