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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
Series creator and showrunner Peter Craig helped pen big-screen blockbusters like The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick, but the closest analogue to this show on his résumé is the 2010 Ben Affleck film The Town, which similarly elevated the heist genre with a uniquely human touch.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
So if criticism in this schema is an analogue for our relationship to the state, what is the responsibility in an autocratic, fascist moment?
—Arielle Angel, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
The closest analogue to this squalid moment is the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s, when the right exploited widespread fear of communist infiltration to purge leftists from government and cultural institutions.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
During the campaign, Simion portrayed his movement as championing conservative values such as patriotism, sovereignty and the family, and styled himself as the Romanian analogue to U.S. President Trump.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
So if criticism in this schema is an analogue for our relationship to the state, what is the responsibility in an autocratic, fascist moment?
—Arielle Angel, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
The closest analogue to this squalid moment is the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s, when the right exploited widespread fear of communist infiltration to purge leftists from government and cultural institutions.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
During the campaign, Simion portrayed his movement as championing conservative values such as patriotism, sovereignty and the family, and styled himself as the Romanian analogue to U.S. President Trump.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
Noun
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The images show trucks at two key sites — Isfahan and Fordo.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies Maxar satellite imagery of Fordo fuel enrichment facility.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 June 2025
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Liverpool have been in regular dialogue with their German counterparts this summer having signed Florian Wirtz, who officially joined the Premier League champions on Friday, and after triggering the release clause of full-back Jeremie Frimpong, whose arrival was announced last month.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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This means that some particles will decay in the normal world while their counterparts in the mirror would not.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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The first one featured a portrait of President Harry Truman as man of the year for his decision to bomb Japan.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Highlighting the brand’s first Aqua Terra timepiece in 30mm, the campaign features portraits of Ariana DeBose, Ashley Graham, Tems, Danielle Marsha, Marisa Abela and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, the eldest daughter of Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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These countries contribute about 80% of global carbon emissions.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The company plans for its super-midsized Phantom 3500 to enter service in 2030, about 20 years before aviation has made a collective pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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The first, in parallel to Ukraine’s resistance to Russia, is the demonstration that Israel has offered in military strategy and the multifaceted uses of technology.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In another 2025 parallel, Canada 2024 was Mercedes’ first chance to nick a win against the season’s run of form.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The appeal is built on two ideas: 1) the amazing feat of using prehistoric DNA to clone new dinosaurs; and 2) the terrifying prospect of those dinosaurs behaving like, well, dinosaurs (namely the carnivorous ones).—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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Under the pressures of fame and parasocial demands, pop star Poppy relinquishes control to Aura, an AI clone trained on her past content.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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These portrayals took on new weight and context with the passage of the Hollywood Production Code.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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This portrayal caused a significant backlash from some viewers at the time.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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In language as deft and muscular as Rosa’s team, Drexler captures the scent of the blood and the resin, every wisecrack and sob story, every flake of talc and gob of spit, every pimple and blackhead on the lady wrestlers’ thighs.—
Lauren Elkin,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The pig is then placed on a spit and slow roasted for several hours, until the meat is thoroughly cooked and the skin outside becomes perfectly crispy and crackled.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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