analogues

variants or analogs
plural of analogue
as in images
formal something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu

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Recent Examples of analogues Current research focuses on whether lowering the dose or synthesizing chemical analogs of rapamycin can produce its beneficial effects without the problems. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Other researchers used the theory to derive Navier-Stokes analogues for exotic states of matter, like fracton matter. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 And while Ukraine has begun to resolve navigational issues with its missiles, such as the Flamingo, those weapons are still not as accurate — or as stealthy — as their Western analogues. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 The researchers also considered case studies from analogs including Antarctic research missions and time aboard submarines or oil rigs, as some examples. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 July 2026 Humans have no innate cognitive machinery designed to string letters into words and connect them to their real-world analogues. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 To be clear, however, operations on phi-bits are not quantum computations, only classical analogues of quantum computer systems. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026 The number of distinct fentanyl analogs reported to the UNODC subsequently plummeted, while reports of nitazenes quickly picked up. — Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026 Throughout history, researchers have found mathematical analogs of Higgs mode in various materials. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
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Noun
  • Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In March, the company debuted Luma Agents, which can execute creative work across text, images, video, and audio on behalf of studios, marketing teams, and agencies.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Pezeshkian declared Iran’s demands from the UN podium and held bilateral meetings with his counterparts.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Trump and his wife spoke to their counterparts, but their words could not be heard.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of the clones, Antonia, has done what her counterpart has failed to do — produce a surviving lineage of ferrets.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Scheungraber says DoppelCart shops mimic 44,182 different brands, with a median of two clones for each brand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Harrelson and McConaughey’s fictional wives, played by Brittany Ishibashi and Natalie Martinez, respectively, roughly align with their real-world equivalents in physical appearance.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Apptivo's and Zoho CRM's equivalents, respectively, cost $15 and $14 per user per month, billed annually.
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Several hang in the Musée d’Orsay, including one of his portraits of the physician who treated him, Doctor Paul Gachet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Other novelists have turned to acidic, class-conscious portraits of the underemployed—see Andrew Martin and Halle Butler.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The parallels between motorsports’ safety revolution and the enterprise AI landscape today are not superficial.
    — Jessica Vitiritti, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lamont highlighted the tax credit by visiting a start-up business in Hartford and drew parallels to its owner, TJ Noel-Sullivan of the Hartford Film Company on Arbor Street.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The company will produce conductive carbons and carbon nanostructures designed to improve the performance of next-generation batteries at facilities in Louisiana and Texas.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • While the backbone is always the same, the number of carbons in the fatty acids can vary.
    — Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

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