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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Noun
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Short-term money market funds and cash equivalents can offer places to hide from the volatility.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Are human beings really that much more evolved than our Cretaceous counterparts?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But while some of his counterparts have stepped down to avoid rebuilding every year and constantly having to fundraise, Pitino has thrived in it.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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These achievements are linked to the longstanding work between the county, local providers and community partners, officials say.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Israel will be treading over familiar ground in southern Lebanon, enjoys intelligence superiority, operational superiority, and has the backing of partners in Lebanon.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 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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The director of aviation, Haley Gentry, makes the most compared to her department colleagues.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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He’s still based at Salt Lake City International, where his 20-year-old daughter works as a TSA agent, and says that seeing his former colleagues struggling is difficult.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Eric Schmidt, a former Google CEO, has invested in Ukrainian drone manufacturers and believes that the Ukrainians could one day overtake their Western peers in the arms market.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Miles away in the nation's capital, Germantown Friends alumnus and current Howard University student Isaac Okewole is also resonating with the same song, along with his peers in the university's first a cappella group.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Your precise coordinates are never transmitted to or stored by the AJC.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The exact address or coordinates of where the death occurred were also unavailable.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Coequals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequals. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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