coequal

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noun

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
Adjective
Neither does anything in the decision prohibit states or the coequal federal branches from recognizing the same. Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 There is nothing by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha or Wayne Thiebaud, artists associated with California — a coequal locus of creativity to New York and the East Coast — who project a sensibility distinctly different from that cultivated in New York. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023 The code of conduct’s first good deed is putting the Supreme Court in its proper context, which is atop a judiciary that the Constitution makes a coequal branch of government. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023 As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them. David Bernhardt, wsj.com, 9 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for coequal 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
Adjective
  • Origin’s new chemical platform enables the production of plastics like PET and other industrial chemicals identical to those derived from hydrocarbons without the environmental impacts of oil extraction and refining.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The writer studio setups are all identical to provide maximum flexibility and support for scheduling and production needs – so that any writer can use any available room.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Firstly, the company’s comparable sales were lower sequentially compared to a 21% growth in Q1 2024, 18% growth in Q2, and 16% in Q3.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Best Buy now expects comparable, same-store sales to pull back by 2.5% to 3.5%, worse than a prior forecast.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Federal funds help support state efforts, and local agencies often coordinate with national counterparts on investigations or in response to major incidents.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The strength of the U.S. stock market is more striking when compared with its European counterpart.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The most recent analogous period is the 1930s, when such an approach emerged in several countries.
    Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Or: Joints laced with opioids are analogous to politicians laced with medical ignorance.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • While the names may be similar (and the search results all ajumble), kissing biscuits are most assuredly meant for breakfast, not dessert.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • How Are Stuffing and Dressing Similar The recipes for stuffing and dressing are very similar.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • While a bag of Cheetos and a roll of duct tape would probably cost you around $10, an art piece crafted with those same products has sold for thousands.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Although many of these same smiling faces are now gone, they will never be forgotten as long as our memories of them are passed on with respect to future generations.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • In audio book time, that's equivalent to 62 hours and 48 minutes.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The fines would be equivalent to the number of TikTok users who continued to use TikTok after the divestiture deadline — currently January 19 — times 5,000: a number that could quickly reach into tens or hundreds of billions.
    Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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