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compared

verb

past tense of compare
1
as in equated
to describe as similar reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster

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2
as in identified
to regard or represent as equal or comparable compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods

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Recent Examples of compared For example, in Gaines County, Texas, the epicenter of the 2025 West Texas outbreak, kindergarteners’ measles vaccination rate was 82 percent compared with about 93 percent nationally. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026 Whether taken on its own or compared with another women’s-rage show like the recent Furious, The Lizzie Borden Story has all the depth of a papercut. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Travis, who married Swift in July in an extravagant wedding ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City, also compared her fervor for the sport to her lifelong passion for her artistry. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 Shares of Berkshire Hathaway gained more than 5,500,000% from 1965 through 2024, compared with an over 39,000% gain in the S&P 500 during the same period, according to Buffett's final annual letter to shareholders in 2025. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 On opening night last season, 304 of the NHL’s 726 players—nearly 42%—were Canadian, compared with 195 Americans. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Anthropic also urged other AI developers to share similar metrics on a regular basis, encouraging the use of a public methodology so the numbers could be compared over time, and potentially across labs. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 As for rookie tight end Will Kacmarek, the third-round pick from Ohio State played just 13 offensive snaps in the opener, compared with 43 for veteran tight end Greg Dulcich. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 According to the report, 62% of children that died by suicide were under the age of 15 in 2025, compared for 34% in the four previous years. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compared
  1. equated
  2. identified
  3. linked
  4. connected
  5. related
  6. matched
Verb
  • The character is a type-A perfect student who never has a single hair out of place — a way of being that Gerber has stepped into after years in the fashion industry where perfection is often equated with sublime beauty.
    — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And even when cannabis was prohibited, neither sentencing guidelines nor the public equated its dangers with crack.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of equated
Verb
  • The researchers identified several ways to improve the system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The team then identified the nature of the candidate dwarf galaxies by comparing their colors and structures to observations of other dwarf galaxies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • The five young men were linked to organised crime and had 37 convictions between them.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The latest incidents add to a growing number of food poisoning cases linked to the program since its launch in January 2025.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of linked
Verb
  • Once connected to tools, accounts, codebases, internal systems or financial workflows, AI agents can aggressively (and perniciously) take action on their own with limited human intervention.
    — Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the opening quarter, Jackson rushed for the Ravens’ first touchdown, and later connected with Zay Flowers for a 54-yard score.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Address documented prostitution and drug-related activity around the adjoining park area through ordinary enforcement and outreach, rather than allowing these complaints to become permanent features of neighborhood life.
    — Lawrence Bell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some contracts also limit coverage for rust, corrosion or sediment-related problems.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The styling and stagecraft matched a typical fashion-week launch, but nothing in the lineup required producing new inventory.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of matched

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“Compared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compared. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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