as in identical
resembling another in every respect
in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity
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Recent Examples of coequal
Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
If the judicial branch can somehow force the executive branch to follow its orders, lawful or not, the branches aren’t coequal.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The Constitution set up a separation of powers among the federal government's coequal executive, legislative and judicial branches.
—John Kruzel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
This raises concerns about the balance of power among the coequal branches of government.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The principle of checks and balances is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
If the judicial branch can somehow force the executive branch to follow its orders, lawful or not, the branches aren’t coequal.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
The Constitution set up a separation of powers among the federal government's coequal executive, legislative and judicial branches.
—John Kruzel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
This raises concerns about the balance of power among the coequal branches of government.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
Adjective
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Fans pointed out that Trudeau's shark suit appeared to be nearly identical in color and style to the costumes worn by Perry's performers.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The four identical charts tell the tale.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plug-in hybrid now offers an electric-only range of about 80 miles, while overall efficiency improves to the equivalent of 84 miles per gallon once the battery is depleted.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Certain closet staples are well worth investing in, but finding comparable styles at a more affordable price point can make building a solid seasonal wardrobe more realistic.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a measure to fund NASA at a level comparable to fiscal year 2025, and there is bipartisan support for maintaining the space agency's science programs.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That case established a new Second Amendment test, holding that modern-day regulations regarding gun rights must have an analogous historical regulation.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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As fiction films do something analogous to what is done in prose forms like the novel and the short story, so nonfiction films can have a broad choice of nonfiction literary models.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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While its initial focus was cross-border payments, Zhang said the company’s revenue is now spread over an array of products, with business accounts similar to Mercury comprising 34% of its revenue, spend management 20%, and payments 30%.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In fiscal 2025, Starbucks reported a 1% decline in same store sales in China, weighed down by 5% decrease in the average amount of money a customer spends per transaction.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Wall Street is anticipating that McDonald's will report same-store sales growth for the second straight quarter, showing that its value strategy is winning over customers.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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