as in to stack up (against or with)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality
nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare
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The Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tenn., for example, contains 100,000 computer chips and 150 megawatts of power, which approximates the generating capacity of 55 modern wind turbines and 53,000 households, RAND said.—
Peter Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
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In our view, allocation rules can only approximate fairness from different perspectives and even more important, fairness is mainly achieved through fair terms of cooperation.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Promotional rates reflect discounts for Autopay and paperless billing.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Study participants often felt these design choices reflected intentional discrimination rather than oversight.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Netflix still holds bragging rights for the all-time nomination record with 160 nods in 2020, and shares the record for most wins in a single year — 44 victories in 2021, matching CBS’ 1974 tally.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Even the rules are changing, with sets played to four games instead of six until Wednesday’s final, no-Ad scoring, and match tiebreakers instead of a third set.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Trump clapping as Putin approached, with a grin on his face.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Palace are working on possible replacements for Eze, who played the full 90 minutes in last week’s Community Shield match against Liverpool, and have approached Leicester City to explore a potential move for Bilal El Khannouss.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Compare (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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