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 But street versions of the drug are also prevalent as chemists in basement laboratories create novel ketamine analogs. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogues
Noun
  • He was charged with one count of disclosing private images and two counts of felony secret peeping.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The media periodically released vits and images of the place.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Even after the setback, young households remained wealthier than their counterparts were before the pandemic.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • In other words, the researchers were able to produce both male and female clones from the same donor male.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The show plays with some clever concepts, particularly in its visual presentation; as the simulation scenarios pile up, so do Vision clones until a dozen exhausted, exasperated Bettanys all collapse on a hotel floor.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The widening gap in French bond yields over their German equivalents has raised questions over whether the European Central Bank would have to take the expensive and politically controversial step of intervening to stabilize the market.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the summer of 2026, Ukraine also targeted multiple warehouses belonging to the Russian companies Wildberries and Ozon, which are Russia’s Amazon equivalents.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • They were never intended to be used on paintings, where two portraits of the same sitter may have major differences in style and technique.
    — Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Punk icon Martin Sorrondeguy of Los Crudos shot portraits of Twisted Teens in Chicago this summer.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There’s no escaping the parallels between Crown Princess Rajwa of Jordan and Kate Middleton.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And many Trump detractors have drawn parallels to Anthony Scaramucci’s infamous 11-day stint as White House communications director in 2017.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • 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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