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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
Over the past decade, skyscrapers continued to rise in the Brickell area, on the south side of the Miami River and the downtown core, with some comparing it to Manhattan south.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The statement further addressed the context of the tribute, comparing it to other moments of silence following tragedies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers tracked 29 canines during their first days in a shelter, again after 12 days, and later in their adoptive homes, comparing them with pet dogs in stable households.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Scientists may find ways to slow or stop the process by comparing butterflies with cancer cells.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Scrolling through social feeds and comparing ourselves to others doesn’t help.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Reviewing commercial agreements involves extracting legal clauses, assessing risk, comparing versions and drafting summaries (a task far too nuanced and layered for a single prompt or monolithic LLM call).
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The state uses county data on home sale prices, not Zillow data, to complete its studies comparing market value to assessed value, which explains differences in The Star’s calculations when compared to the state’s.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The statement further addressed the context of the tribute, comparing it to other moments of silence following tragedies.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers tracked 29 canines during their first days in a shelter, again after 12 days, and later in their adoptive homes, comparing them with pet dogs in stable households.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Scientists may find ways to slow or stop the process by comparing butterflies with cancer cells.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Scrolling through social feeds and comparing ourselves to others doesn’t help.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Reviewing commercial agreements involves extracting legal clauses, assessing risk, comparing versions and drafting summaries (a task far too nuanced and layered for a single prompt or monolithic LLM call).
—Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The state uses county data on home sale prices, not Zillow data, to complete its studies comparing market value to assessed value, which explains differences in The Star’s calculations when compared to the state’s.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparing
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For their part, Israeli leaders discovered the political utility of equating such hostility with Europe’s fascist past.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Stop equating stress with success.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Improving culture means identifying the unwritten rules and deciding which ones help your strategy and which hold you back.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The test was 92% accurate at identifying those at any stage of ovarian cancer and 88% accurate at identifying people with stage one or stage two.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, that reaction involves linking the carbon dioxide as part of a reaction that breaks apart a modified five-carbon sugar, creating two three-carbon molecules.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Under Glasner, Palace have built attacks quickly to slice through the opponents, with Mateta either linking the moves or dashing forward to be in a goalscoring position.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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After congregants walked around reflecting and connecting with the Cathedral, Roberson resumed services with familiar rituals —communion, peace offerings and prayers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The museum’s plans for Excelsior Club included restoring the existing two-story structure and adding a connecting history center focused on local and regional Black history.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Food-storage-container management Tame an unruly collection of food storage containers by taking all of them out, matching the lids to their containers, and getting rid of any pieces that are missing their other half or that are damaged.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vansteenberghe, 24, opted for a chic all-black ensemble for his front row jaunt in a turtleneck paired with a matching jacket and tuxedo pants.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Comparing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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