as in equivalents
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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The changes would mean reductions of almost 8,4000 positions and about 9,4000 full-time equivalents (FTEs).—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Berkshire reported more than $370 billion in cash equivalents on the books at year-end, largely held in Treasury bills.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The league has also signed one-off exclusive streaming deals for certain games, including the playoffs, with the streaming counterparts of legacy media companies like NBC's Peacock.—
Lillian Rizzo,Ryan Ruggiero,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Local taxis and ride-hailing service Uber are available in the city but tend to be pricier than their public transportation counterparts.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is aiming to persuade Chinese companies to share more tech know-how with their Spanish partners on a trip to Beijing next week, according to people familiar with the preparations.—
Daniel Basteiro,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Such implications could have a chilling effect on the reporting of such crimes by partners and spouses locked into messy and tumultuous relationships.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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The women had been made to sit silently in the gallery while the male attendees debated whether they should be allowed to participate as equals.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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While the Chicago retail footprint isn’t expected to grow, O’Rourke believes the merger of relative equals will help both banks continue to build business.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those roots deepened in 2024, when five of Sediqa’s colleagues formed a sponsor group through the United States Refugee Admissions Program, bringing our family together after three years apart.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Consider enrolling in a class or talking about philosophical ideas with your peers, because such bold curiosity presently translates into mental growth.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Often, peers are thought of as friends.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
3 Apr. 2026
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At each sample site, Mario Muscarella, a collaborator and microbiologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, marked the precise GPS coordinates, identified plant species at the surface, and jammed a probe into the earth to measure temperature and moisture.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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That means researchers can’t simply pull up a screen and check a whale’s GPS coordinates.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Coequals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequals. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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