1
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
That's generally the case when comparing human and robotic spaceflight.
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
In 2014, the New York Times published a six-part series arguing for a repeal on the federal marijuana ban, comparing the government’s treatment of cannabis to the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Grocery affordability is determined by comparing food prices to a state's median household income.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Isolating movement variables One motivation for building TROT came from a 1974 experiment comparing cheetahs and goats.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
This wasn't like in 2022 when former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer drew the Texas coaching staff's ire for comparing the Longhorns' style of play to the sport of rugby.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles and Long Beach rank among the world’s least affordable cities for homebuyers when comparing property costs to local incomes.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
As the Sentinel’s Cristobal Reyes has reported, federal judges based in Orlando have scolded prosecutors multiple times in recent weeks for detaining people who should have been set free, with one judge memorably comparing the current actions of ICE to those of a third-world country.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
In a clinical trial comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide, people taking tirzepatide showed roughly 20 percent drops in weight in a similar amount of time, while people on semaglutide lost around 14 percent.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
In 2014, the New York Times published a six-part series arguing for a repeal on the federal marijuana ban, comparing the government’s treatment of cannabis to the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Grocery affordability is determined by comparing food prices to a state's median household income.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Isolating movement variables One motivation for building TROT came from a 1974 experiment comparing cheetahs and goats.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
This wasn't like in 2022 when former Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer drew the Texas coaching staff's ire for comparing the Longhorns' style of play to the sport of rugby.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles and Long Beach rank among the world’s least affordable cities for homebuyers when comparing property costs to local incomes.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
As the Sentinel’s Cristobal Reyes has reported, federal judges based in Orlando have scolded prosecutors multiple times in recent weeks for detaining people who should have been set free, with one judge memorably comparing the current actions of ICE to those of a third-world country.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
In a clinical trial comparing tirzepatide and semaglutide, people taking tirzepatide showed roughly 20 percent drops in weight in a similar amount of time, while people on semaglutide lost around 14 percent.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing
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Advertisement What’s more, equating darkness with evil and goodness with light may be a relatively recent invention.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
21 Dec. 2025
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Buyers are a 50-50 male/female split with Generation X equating for approximately 50 percent of all buyers.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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Try a Google image search or ask a tech-y friend for help identifying mystery cords.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
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Chief among the complaints was the rollout of the documents not complying with a congressional deadline, and the release of some victim names and identifying information, while the names of potential co-conspirators and Epstein associates were redacted.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Calling attention to the archetype of invisible exile—giving it a name and charting its path—opens our eyes to the ever-evolving shades of grey linking travel and belonging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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One in five Americans surveyed expressed a lack of pride in the country, often linking it to the current political climate.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Additional improvements include new landscaping, pedestrian and bike paths connecting E and H Streets to the existing Bayside Park, picnic tables, benches, shade structures and trees.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Linda Davis, 52, was in her fourth year teaching special education in Savannah’s public schools and had a gift for connecting with students, her colleagues and family said.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Numerous items containing a DNA profile matching Wengel were also seized from Hite’s apartment and surrounding areas, including a 12-inch Diablo Steel Damon Carbide Sawzall blade.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her wide-leg trousers came in a matching deep blue hue and incorporated cargo pockets.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Comparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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