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as in equating
to describe as similar
reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster
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as in identifying
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 comparing
By comparing healthy individuals with those who had been diseased, the researchers aimed to determine whether the bodies contained mercury and if dental plaque could serve as an effective research tool.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Let’s look at a specific example comparing the iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF (IDEV) and Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA).
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Venting can be healthy, and comparing your experiences to those of the hive mind can give you new perspectives.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Shopping around, comparing weekly ads, and taking advantage of promotions can add up to meaningful savings over the course of a month.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The result is a standardized way of comparing chocolate, allowing cacao to be priced and valued according to its quality.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
Executives at Nielsen don’t see TV ratings going away, however, because impressions remain an apples-to-apples way of comparing one TV or streaming program to another.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
My trusty spreadsheet frequently tries to put the Golden State’s economy into perspective by comparing it with the nation.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Harwood selected someone from the waiting list after reviewing and comparing background information.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Let’s look at a specific example comparing the iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF (IDEV) and Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA).
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Venting can be healthy, and comparing your experiences to those of the hive mind can give you new perspectives.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Shopping around, comparing weekly ads, and taking advantage of promotions can add up to meaningful savings over the course of a month.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The result is a standardized way of comparing chocolate, allowing cacao to be priced and valued according to its quality.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
Executives at Nielsen don’t see TV ratings going away, however, because impressions remain an apples-to-apples way of comparing one TV or streaming program to another.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
My trusty spreadsheet frequently tries to put the Golden State’s economy into perspective by comparing it with the nation.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Harwood selected someone from the waiting list after reviewing and comparing background information.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing
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Contemporary theories of consciousness generally attempt to bridge this gap by equating consciousness with some measurable, physical property of the brain.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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The administration reframes the drug war as military conflict, equating cartels to terrorist groups like ISIS and prioritizing lethal force over law enforcement.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Others are better at identifying trends.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Bailey was born male but had undergone a name change and had been identifying as female before the attack.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The House floor vote in Nashville was met with raucous protests by activists yelling from the balcony of the visitors’ gallery and from Black lawmakers who stood at the front of the chamber linking arms in prayer as protesters sounded air horns and chanted slogans against the new map.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Parents will appreciate that each floor has connecting room options.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Yastrzemski, one of Atlanta’s key offseason acquisitions, had gone 116 at-bats in 38-plus games before connecting on his first long ball.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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That kept him from matching his highest score in the PGA Championship.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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In Anthropic’s view, compute access remains the biggest barrier preventing Chinese firms from fully matching top American AI labs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Comparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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