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Recent Examples of cognate Remembering in daylight this sensation of awaking from a dreamworld to reality seemed cognate to the experience on the highway: the feeling of being ensorcelled and then awaking from it. John Crowley, Harper's Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021 The aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) is cognate with the earlier film’s domineering, petulant, and voice-challenged silent-film diva Lina Lamont (who, in effect, gets a backstory here). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022 Hence his own always dubious business celebrity became cognate with the mantra of Making America Great Again. Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020 In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians—both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate. Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2020
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Adjective
  • This faux-shearling coat from Gap has slim lines and a single row of buttons, similar to what Holmes wore, but in all-black.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Concerns have been voiced within the community regarding the paint schemes for the team's No. 6 and No. 60 cars under the Castrol sponsorship, which resulted in similar looks for each vehicle, allegedly diminishing their individual identities.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 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
  • Rural states like West Virginia have life expectancies akin to those in developing nations, while wealthier states like California boast outcomes comparable to European ones.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Lululemon China Sales As a result, the company has turned to China for growth, which so far has helped lift sales across the overall business and because of that company-wide comparable sales grew 4% during the quarter.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Its 69 rooms and suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows and some have private landscaped terraces with wooden trellises sparkling with lights, but no two rooms are alike.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • Their cases seemed eerily alike to a lot of people, including Arelie’s sisters.
    Dateline NBC, NBC News, 16 July 2024
Adjective
  • In such upstream companies, individuals with a high degree of versatility and years of experience can end up filling a number of functions.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There is currently only one such competition during the WNBA season: the Commissioner’s Cup.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024

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“Cognate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognate. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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