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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
The shift toward tactile, analogue experiences has been building for years, fuelled by multiple cultural and consumer trends.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
This naturally-occurring nucleoside analogue has been used to treat inflammatory disease and cancer for hundreds of years, but runs into several barriers that severely limit its effectiveness when deployed to tackle tumors.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
This is designed specifically to address the shortcomings of nucleoside analogues.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
That power is nearly unique in American pro sports; the closest analogue might be the Baltimore Orioles’s control over Washington Nationals TV rights, a messy situation that was resolved after two decades last month.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
This naturally-occurring nucleoside analogue has been used to treat inflammatory disease and cancer for hundreds of years, but runs into several barriers that severely limit its effectiveness when deployed to tackle tumors.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
This is designed specifically to address the shortcomings of nucleoside analogues.
—Nick Lavars, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
That power is nearly unique in American pro sports; the closest analogue might be the Baltimore Orioles’s control over Washington Nationals TV rights, a messy situation that was resolved after two decades last month.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
Noun
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But there are so many different pieces inside, so many essays, so many images.—
Kei Lim
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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His wife and artistic counterpart, Elaine de Kooning, kept a studio across the narrow harbor in the North West Woods; and Lucy’s mother, Lisa de Kooning, sculpted bronze-cast animals—elephants, cows, rams—many of which still keep watch over the house.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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In the weeks since the fragile detente, Washington has accused Beijing of slow-walking approvals for rare earth exports and reneging on its promise made in Geneva, with Trump expressing increasing urgency to speak to his Chinese counterpart to iron things out.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Even without all that, L.A. has a raft of problems on its hands, and the close-up at the moment is not a pretty portrait.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Obama was also ridiculed for wearing a sleeveless dress for her first official portrait, though Jacqueline Kennedy sported the same look during her time in the White House without backlash.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Gooch says the carbon allows for incredible flexibility in one direction and then extreme stiffness in the other that changes based on the amount of pressure placed on the product.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Each pound of fish caught by wild fisheries involves just 1⁄2 to 3 lb. of carbon, while red-meat production ranges from 15 to 50 lb.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The parallel between Harvard and Musk is striking: both have been immensely successful, aided in large part by government funding, favorable regulation, and public goodwill.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Mainly, a batch of biting songs and an effortless flow that often operated as the parallel of a world-class rhythm section.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The Grand Army of the Republic The Republic's clone army, under the leadership of Jedi generals, faces off against the Separatists' droids.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Over the course of an hour, the Stand-Up Emmy Roundtable covered everything from clones to cocaine to cancellation.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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Swit won two Emmys for her portrayal of the Army nurse — she was nominated 10 times, every year the show was on the air except the first — and appeared on 240 of the series’ 251 episodes during its sensational 11-season run.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Felicity Huffman, who starred in the series as Lynette Scavo, earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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The seaside palazzo, called Villa Beatrice, is a five-minute walk from the hotel, and sits on a private spit overlooking the sea.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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One lovely feature of Doran is that the park sits along a spit, and on the inlet side, the water is flat enough for activities like stand-up paddle-boarding or kayaking.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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