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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Luckily, the brand also makes this pair, which looks almost identical to hers and is a cool $60 off.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Connection differences aside, the two Bio keys look identical, which is a common theme among the Yubico keys, which tend to be small, sleek, and black, with gold metallic accents.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each gigawatt is roughly the equivalent of powering 750,000 homes.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once up to $200 in the 1980s, the equivalent of more than $440 today, the typical manicure now costs $20.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The notional $1,000- $2,000 tariff-revenue checks may be comparable in dollar amount to Biden’s stimulus checks, but Covid dollars and today’s dollars are much different due to the high inflation that’s occurred in recent years, outpacing wage growth.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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By carefully analyzing the subtle interactions of these signals, the technology can generate a highly detailed and accurate representation of a person’s presence, posture, and movement that is comparable to a camera snapshot, but constructed entirely from radio waves.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Measures announced on the trip, aimed at boosting business ties in the wake of the signing of the UK/India Free Trade Agreement signed in July 2025, included a MOU between the BFI and its Indian counterpart, the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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The best Korean makeup products boast similarly innovative formulas as their skin-care counterparts, acting as complexion multitaskers—often with imaginative packaging that adds points for function and whimsy.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One need only read the US State Department’s 2024 human rights report on China to realize that naming a Chinese official to a human rights advisory committee is analogous to putting a wolf in charge of a hen house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Such a maneuver would mirror similar moves across the industry.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Once Simmons was drafted, Moore knew his role would shift from potential starter to a swing tackle, similar to his job back in San Francisco.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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That same year, in 1972, Milwaukee's Clara Mohammed School received enough donations to purchase two buildings on North King Drive − the current school's building and one on West Wright Street, which is now a church.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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And while listings did indeed drop over the past 30 or so years, in that same timeframe, global public market capitalization rose to over $90 trillion, or about 112% of global GDP.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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