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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 analogue
Each well is a habitat where bacterial species collected from MIT’s campus learn to live together and form an ecological network; think of each one as an analogue of an artificial gut, coral reef or rainforest.
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Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
In 1989, when the Urban Corps of San Diego County was created as a local analogue to the California Conservation Corps, Duran agreed to leave his job as director with the state effort to manage the local program.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Unlike Drake, who is perhaps his closest analogue, Wallen almost never dwells on his successes.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Individual aspirations are, therefore, the analogue counterpart of machine intentions.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
In 1989, when the Urban Corps of San Diego County was created as a local analogue to the California Conservation Corps, Duran agreed to leave his job as director with the state effort to manage the local program.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Unlike Drake, who is perhaps his closest analogue, Wallen almost never dwells on his successes.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Individual aspirations are, therefore, the analogue counterpart of machine intentions.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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It was also found in archive images going back 19 years, which allowed astronomers to compute its orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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That’s no longer the case, thanks to innovations like Nova, which deliver impressive results that rival those of their less sustainable counterparts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 July 2025
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Can any destination evoke such a portrait of perfection as Tuscany?—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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The truth is that Sofia’s job can be taxing, and in The Scout, which premiered in June at the Tribeca Film Festival, González-Nasser, who was herself a location scout for six years, crafts a modest portrait of its complicated reality.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Carbonates, which include calcite, dolomite, aragonite, magnesite, and siderite, are formed by ions of carbon and oxygen dissolved in water that react with metal ions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The terminal is at the cornerstone of SFO’s plan to become the first airport in the world to accomplish zero carbon emissions, zero waste going into landfill, and zero net energy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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This system is expected to track westward on a course parallel to the northern coastline of the Gulf.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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In Chicago, the closest parallel to the racial attacks in 1980s New York was the 1997 Bridgeport attack on Lenard Clark, a Black 13-year-old, by a group of teenagers including Frank Caruso Jr., who was convicted of the beating but ultimately forced to serve only two years of an eight-year sentence.—
Robert Chiarito,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Movie review: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ is a cold-blooded clone in which wonder has gone extinct.—
Andrew J. Campa
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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Not a Gundam game trying to be an Overwatch clone, or a shooter with dudes cosplaying as mecha.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The star of the movie also briefly discussed his portrayal.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Tatiana Maslany anchors this Canadian potboiler with her portrayal of about a dozen (give or take) clones all built from the same original.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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Middle Eastern shawarma is usually prepared with thin cuts of seasoned meat that is stacked and grilled on a spit.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Here, Astal says Ahmed has been dazzled by the abundance of shawarma - a sandwich of sliced chicken roasted on a spit.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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