variants
or analogs
as in images
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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 analogues
Neuroscientists proceeded to look for biological analogues in mouse brains, and were pleased to discover them.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the most revealing analogues are the widespread age restrictions for the purchase and consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, which are common around the world and have been extensively studied.
—Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
In Germany, AMSilk provides Biosteel® fibers (analogues of spider silk) that are labeled vegan-friendly.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
With the conservative majority’s Second Amendment test requiring states to justify gun measures with historical analogues, Hawaii and other states have turned to the Black Codes to justify gun control efforts.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
The analogs to staking on other assets have also crossed over to BTC, where holders want consistent ways to grow their stack without risking principal.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
According to senior author Jonah Piovia-Scott, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at WSU Vancouver, there’s plenty of active research into building beaver-dam analogues (BDAs) woven from willow and other plant matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Germany most explicitly spells out the duty to disobey unlawful orders (nobody has ever questioned the duty to obey lawful ones, obviously), while France, Britain, Israel and other Western countries have analogs.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the most revealing analogues are the widespread age restrictions for the purchase and consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, which are common around the world and have been extensively studied.
—Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
In Germany, AMSilk provides Biosteel® fibers (analogues of spider silk) that are labeled vegan-friendly.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
With the conservative majority’s Second Amendment test requiring states to justify gun measures with historical analogues, Hawaii and other states have turned to the Black Codes to justify gun control efforts.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
The analogs to staking on other assets have also crossed over to BTC, where holders want consistent ways to grow their stack without risking principal.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
According to senior author Jonah Piovia-Scott, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at WSU Vancouver, there’s plenty of active research into building beaver-dam analogues (BDAs) woven from willow and other plant matter.
—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Germany most explicitly spells out the duty to disobey unlawful orders (nobody has ever questioned the duty to obey lawful ones, obviously), while France, Britain, Israel and other Western countries have analogs.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogues
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Federal authorities allege in an indictment that the images portrayed of dogs raised and offered for sale at the Giant German Shepherd Ranch in Hopkins County were a disguise for a place where, instead, cruelty and neglect were rampant.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The observatory later shared images from its SkyCam and HamCam2 cameras, showing the meteor as a greenish streak moving from north to south.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Are human beings really that much more evolved than our Cretaceous counterparts?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But while some of his counterparts have stepped down to avoid rebuilding every year and constantly having to fundraise, Pitino has thrived in it.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Generative AI tools, like text and image generators, voice clones and video deepfakes, have allowed scammers to produce convincing, personalized content at scale, said Winters.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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From athletes and entertainers to journalists to everyday Americans, deepfakes and voice clones can wreck careers, scam families, distort public discourse, and leave a trail of exploitation, humiliation, and real emotional harm across the internet.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Once fully up and running, the complex would employ 352 full-time equivalents, said Martha Lofgren, a partner with Brewer Lofgren who is handling land use and government affairs for the Mettle Shop.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Berkshire reported more than $370 billion in cash equivalents on the books at year-end, largely held in Treasury bills.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Golden hour provides the perfect lighting for those dreamy bluebonnet portraits.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some might find the hotel stately-home-stuffy, but others will delight in the incredible variety of aristo-leaning patterned wallpapers, lampshades, and rugs, plus its murals, silverware, and portraits of notable Spaniards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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These are big walleyes, the kind sportsmen pose with for pictures in the local newspapers.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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This system of favoring certain chiefs and giving development projects to certain communities and not to others has strong parallels with the system practiced by oil companies in the region today.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As the teams huddled out on the field, nascent strategies and cinematic parallels began to emerge.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Analogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogues. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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