as in measuring up (to)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality
nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare
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For decades, physicists have attempted to do so by approximating the quantum field as a discrete lattice of points.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Smith is approaching two years since deciding to make the managerial leap across the Atlantic.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The other raises hers to threaten the predators approaching their position.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Comparing (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparing%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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