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analogues

noun

variants or analogs

plural of analogue

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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 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 But 749 died after taking fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 When the smoke shop market got flooded with cheap synthetic analogs designed to mimic the effects of real mushroom products, the price floor collapsed overnight. — Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 Neuroscientists proceeded to look for biological analogues in mouse brains, and were pleased to discover them. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Its concluding images emphasise a clichéd concept of motherhood, as though to put a neat bow on what was in fact a more complex story of trust, patience and everyday courage.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026
Van Hoytema fills the giant frame with imposing images shot in evocative international locations, grand and powerful in scale.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of images

Noun

Investor demand through vehicles like the iShares Bitcoin Trust's gold equivalents and physical ETFs has expanded the accessible buyer base.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

The training session ended with players signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

— Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of pictures

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The sisterly bond resonates with many Hollywood insiders who point to parallels in the industry.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2026
The parallels of this team’s performances with those of the national heroes of 2010 are uncanny, except there’s just a tad more to them.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of parallels

Noun

Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
While the backbone is always the same, the number of carbons in the fatty acids can vary.

— Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026

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