compares

verb

present tense third-person singular of compare
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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2
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 His current net approval of -19 percentage points compares with -8 a year ago. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 This compares with 73% of third graders in Texas who were reading at this level in 2016. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Cardio Effort is calculated for individual workouts taking into account both intensity and duration but provides a plain language evaluation that compares a user’s cumulative weekly effort against a personalized baseline. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026 The score also compares the amount of each food needed to provide 100 grams of protein, not equal-sized portions. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Refusing to let cancer define her future, Cooke compares her mental approach to preparing for a fight. — Tania Francois, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 That compares with 72,000 degrees per hour measured by the researchers’ earlier silicon nitride Brillouin gyroscope. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Drinkwitz compares running the ball to the body blows delivered during a boxing match. — Pj Green october 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 That compares with Helene’s 15 inches to 30 inches of rain, the NWS said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compares
  1. equates
  2. identifies
  3. connects
  4. relates
  5. likens
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  • Yet in a culture that equates progress with perpetual acceleration, to pause is to risk obsolescence.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Bob O’Brien, Counterpoint’s research director, also equates Mini LED with FALD.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of equates
Verb
  • The Draghi report on European competitiveness identifies productivity as the primary cause.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifies
Verb
  • Cooking itself has become another way Jessie James Decker connects with her children.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For her, the meticulous care behind every bottle of extra virgin olive oil ultimately connects back to a larger philosophy about beauty and health.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • His interview with O’Donnell relates his story—a faulty parachute, a tough crash, a long bloody hike, and survival until he was rescued by an American plane—in a genuinely moving way.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of relates
Verb
  • That’s because the invasive lionfish—flamboyant enough that Bowman likens it to a Mardi Gras drag queen—wasn’t traditionally on the menu.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Frost likens the distinction between conserving a kitchen in place and reconstructing one in a museum to the difference between a musical instrument still being played and one only on display.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Compares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compares. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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