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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
Azarakhsh Jalalvand of Princeton University, the paper’s lead author, compares the concept to an AI watching a silent movie and generating a full soundtrack purely from the visual information.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Jerry Ratcliffe, professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, compares the Guard deployments to the United Kingdom's police community support officers, who wear uniforms but lack traditional police powers.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
However, no data specifically compares antioxidant levels in these two potato types.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
That compares with Tesla, up 211% to nearly $445; GM increasing 106% to roughly $61; and the overall S&P 500 index with a 99% increase since then.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Cameron compares the liberating nature of the experience to theater rehearsal — not even theater, since there’s no audience to play to and all the pressure is off.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Written over the course of a year and a half and recorded in Los Angeles between cups of tea and views of the mountains, Lu compares the project to a short story collection, each song melding into its own theme.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The star compares calling out the sketch, which poked fun at her accent and teeth, to confronting a bully.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Here, The Athletic compares the two clubs, looking at their trophy cabinets, wealth, global followings, squads and more.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Jerry Ratcliffe, professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, compares the Guard deployments to the United Kingdom's police community support officers, who wear uniforms but lack traditional police powers.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
However, no data specifically compares antioxidant levels in these two potato types.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
That compares with Tesla, up 211% to nearly $445; GM increasing 106% to roughly $61; and the overall S&P 500 index with a 99% increase since then.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Cameron compares the liberating nature of the experience to theater rehearsal — not even theater, since there’s no audience to play to and all the pressure is off.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Written over the course of a year and a half and recorded in Los Angeles between cups of tea and views of the mountains, Lu compares the project to a short story collection, each song melding into its own theme.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The star compares calling out the sketch, which poked fun at her accent and teeth, to confronting a bully.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Here, The Athletic compares the two clubs, looking at their trophy cabinets, wealth, global followings, squads and more.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compares
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The result is a myth that equates freedom with consumption, while obscuring the vast social, ecological, and economic costs imposed on everyone else.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dunne captures all of that in the title track, a bouncy, bittersweet singalong that equates success with a baked seafood dish.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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That nucleotide flashes light in a characteristic color that identifies which base is being connected.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Chiles identifies as Christian and often works with Christian clients.—
Timothy R. Holbrook,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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The foot bone connects to the leg bone, the leg bone connects to the hip bone, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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The team across the Causeway — the highway viaduct that connects Yolo County and Sacramento — would be the Sacramento State Hornets.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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But, as the book relates, his love of Black music from his home town and elsewhere pulled him through.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s involvement in the legal battle relates, in part, to suggestions from Lively that Baldoni altered a rooftop scene at the beginning of the film.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, Peters likens Ingram to former Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who provided steady netminding in helping the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Commanders long snapper Tyler Ott likens a snap to free throws.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Compares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compares. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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