as in similar
having qualities in common
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Recent Examples of comparable
Genetics play a major role A 2015 twin study published in PLOS One found genetics may account for roughly 67% of mosquito attraction — comparable to the genetic influence on height and IQ.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Residents can choose a tenant protection voucher, a transfer to another public housing unit or other comparable housing, according to the authority.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Citing the cost of a new Kansas City Royals stadium, the Rays said their budget is in line with other comparable projects.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, replication is relatively rare in science; more common are similar studies using comparable data, different methods, or both.
—Jeffrey A. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Residents can choose a tenant protection voucher, a transfer to another public housing unit or other comparable housing, according to the authority.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Citing the cost of a new Kansas City Royals stadium, the Rays said their budget is in line with other comparable projects.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, replication is relatively rare in science; more common are similar studies using comparable data, different methods, or both.
—Jeffrey A. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
Adjective
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Many of the precautions a traveler could take are similar to those that became familiar at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Nationally, campuses including Harvard, Duke and the University of Pennsylvania reported similar outages.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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An analogous argument, albeit in the context of children and teenagers, was recently brought against Meta and other social media companies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Smith’s group recently released a report that said such stops have continued to disproportionately affect Black and Latino drivers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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