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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
Slop’s pervasiveness beckons people to reach for analogues.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
With further analogues in Scythian, Latvian, and Hittite, many researchers now think that the early Indo-Europeans prayed to a sky father known as something like Dyeus Puhter.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Franklin’s closest analogues coaching today are Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Amylin Treatments Metsera’s drug belongs to a class called long-acting amylin analogues.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
In the coming months and years, Dasgupta suggests, other drugs—potentially including nitazene analogues, as well as certain sedatives his lab has also detected in the drug supply—may become more prominent in the market and fill gaps fentanyl is leaving.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
These types of ingredients are called analogs, Palermino explains.
—Dani Hardman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
For now, scientists will continue to test analogs on Earth, such as microorganisms in Antarctic lakes that interact with sulfate minerals.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Formation-flying demonstrations, such as two-craft systems that block light like a mini-eclipse, show the principle but not at the separations and wavelengths needed for nearby Earth analogs.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
With further analogues in Scythian, Latvian, and Hittite, many researchers now think that the early Indo-Europeans prayed to a sky father known as something like Dyeus Puhter.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Franklin’s closest analogues coaching today are Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Amylin Treatments Metsera’s drug belongs to a class called long-acting amylin analogues.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
In the coming months and years, Dasgupta suggests, other drugs—potentially including nitazene analogues, as well as certain sedatives his lab has also detected in the drug supply—may become more prominent in the market and fill gaps fentanyl is leaving.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
These types of ingredients are called analogs, Palermino explains.
—Dani Hardman, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
For now, scientists will continue to test analogs on Earth, such as microorganisms in Antarctic lakes that interact with sulfate minerals.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Formation-flying demonstrations, such as two-craft systems that block light like a mini-eclipse, show the principle but not at the separations and wavelengths needed for nearby Earth analogs.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogues
Noun
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Kardashian Barker also included throwback images of the two on her Instagram Stories.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jeffrey Lewine concluded from reviewing images of Ricks’ brain that one area, the putamen, is larger than that area in the brains of control subjects.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Manchester City have not spread the load in the same way as some of their counterparts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Burros need to consume much more plant material than their native grazing counterparts, like bighorn sheep or mule deer, due to their less efficient digestive systems.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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While fans of Dalio’s strategy—and those looking for a new sounding board—may appreciate his replication, the rise of AI clones is presenting problems for high-profile and notable individuals.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the case of a social network, like these SlopTok clones, frictionlessness is highly desirable.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Franco-Chinese painter Xie Lei, known for his dreamlike portraits of ghostly, ambiguous figures adrift in dark spaces, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s most prestigious contemporary art prize.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the months since, more portraits in more opulent and baroque frames, and added decorative ornaments in shiny gold — including wall finials and fireplace accents — have been added.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Lucid also promotes the vehicle with city and freeway MPGe equivalents of 114 and 109.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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While Joanne's family isn't an exact match of Foster's there are parallels.—
Maggie Kreienberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amid the paranoia of the Cold War, the eight-episode season (critics received five for review) has many eerie elements, including its parallels to the present day.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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