1
as in equates
to describe as similar
reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster
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as in identifies
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 compares
From there, the team compares the similarity of tasks across wildly different job categories.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The new report is based on 2024 data and compares the US to 19 countries, including many in Europe, as well as Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
AutoFlight compares its cabin experience to that of high-end business jets.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
Mussalli compares the gap to investing with someone good at picking stocks.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Corey, at different points, compares Kim to Marilyn Monroe, a Coke bottle, a Disney princess, and Mickey Mouse.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Nothing compares in football to the pain of losing a play-off final.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
The paper compares each modifiable risk factor using a dataset of more than 17,000 middle-aged or older adults from the National Institute of Aging’s wide-ranging Health and Retirement Study.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The biometric data compares the numerical values to find a facial match with the photo saved when a ticket or annual pass was first used.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The new report is based on 2024 data and compares the US to 19 countries, including many in Europe, as well as Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
AutoFlight compares its cabin experience to that of high-end business jets.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
Mussalli compares the gap to investing with someone good at picking stocks.
—Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Corey, at different points, compares Kim to Marilyn Monroe, a Coke bottle, a Disney princess, and Mickey Mouse.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Nothing compares in football to the pain of losing a play-off final.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 May 2026
The paper compares each modifiable risk factor using a dataset of more than 17,000 middle-aged or older adults from the National Institute of Aging’s wide-ranging Health and Retirement Study.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The biometric data compares the numerical values to find a facial match with the photo saved when a ticket or annual pass was first used.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compares
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Critics said the report essentially equates one stand of conservative Christianity to be representative of Christians overall, then construes policy disagreements to be persecution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Lewkowitz pushed back against the traditional value proposition that equates value with the lowest possible price.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The bill would require developers to create and publish a transparency framework explaining how the company applies industry standards, measures model capabilities and chance of catastrophic risk, and identifies and responds to safety incidents.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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LoGiudice identifies three drivers behind inconsistency that rarely get discussed together.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The platform connects hirers with more than 21 million job seekers each month and 80% of companies that post on ZipRecruiter report receiving a quality candidate within one day.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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McQuail relates social constructionism’s influences on media studies first to the theories of propaganda and ideology and second to critical theory.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 May 2026
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Bastian relates that Delta collected $9 billion, more than four times the number in 2014, and though Amex doesn’t break out its revenues from the co-brand, the Delta experience suggests it’s scored a moonshot.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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One was the billionaire businessman Thomas Kaplan, who likens Turner to a combination of John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt.—
Todd Wilkinson,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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In the article, Rayport likens the ideal marketing campaign to a virus—one that strikes quickly, costs little, and works effectively.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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