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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 Trittel compares the dynamic to that of New Zealand’s Olympic gold medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, who were also coached by Willcox for more than a decade. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Once on site, the company generates a three-dimensional model and compares it with the architectural plans. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 The table compares treatment totals and derived 3,000 graft planning rates across Turkey, the UK and the USA. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Boyle compares O’Connell as Lamb to one of the great villains in cinema history. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026 The engineer then compares their diagnosis against the model’s. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 This compares with 100 barrels for CME's Micro WTI contract and 1,000 barrels for its standard contract. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 What Hasty built instead compares each coach against the specific opposing talent his players faced, which means a good coach with a bad roster finally looks different from a bad coach with a good one. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compares
  1. equates
  2. identifies
  3. connects
  4. relates
  5. likens
Verb
  • Summary Common perception equates effective leadership with charisma, often ignoring competent but uncharismatic individuals.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the realm of the theater, no one exactly equates the number of headshots on a Playbill page with the ultimate fulfillment a stage show provides.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of equates
Verb
  • According to the suit, ACLU-CT requested all docket numbers and case captions — a line at the top of a court document that identifies basic information like the names of the parties involved — for May 2026 through July 2026.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Two out of three fitting rooms will also have a small screen that identifies the garments and can be used to request an associate for other available sizes or other relevant items.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of identifies
Verb
  • There are a couple of moments in the film where Zumthor connects his work with his personal experience of wanting to create homes, a secure space to compensate for not feeling safe as a child.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The platform connects homebuyers with lenders offering various loans, including conventional, FHA and VA loans.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • Some of the bill’s language relates directly to e-bikes, specifically to those making and selling the devices, while other sections of the bill address speeds for everyone using bike paths, multiuse trails and sidewalks.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That same prose, as rendered by Searls, is evident once again in the new book as the novel’s narrator relates how he was drawn to this mysterious outpost and how the place seems to be conspiring against his leaving there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of relates
Verb
  • Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Oberholzer likens the series to the Ashes, the Australia–England contest that turned a bilateral rivalry into one of sport’s most valuable commercial properties.
    — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of likens

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“Compares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compares. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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