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Recent Examples of comparison
That pales in comparison to the year's biggest premiere haul, A Minecraft Movie, which raked in a record-breaking $157 million back in April, and to Lilo & Stitch, which opened to $145.5 million over Memorial Day weekend.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 June 2025
MeTV is more willing to limit ads to keep shows in their original form, which had more content than ads in comparison to today’s commercial programs.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
This paled in comparison to Vice President Kamala Harris’s $1.2 billion.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Three humans participated in the simulation for skill comparison, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 June 2025
MeTV is more willing to limit ads to keep shows in their original form, which had more content than ads in comparison to today’s commercial programs.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
This paled in comparison to Vice President Kamala Harris’s $1.2 billion.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Three humans participated in the simulation for skill comparison, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
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The analogy was not lost on the musicians themselves.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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So, now to come back to this analogy, in us our soma are different from our germline, right?—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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That has been made clear by both sides of the Heat/Suns equation.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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The photos of the prototype show shocks at each wheel for a smooth ride, a headlight and LED strip light to the front while the renders add turn signaling and a braking tail-light to the safety equation.—
Paul Ridden
June 22,
New Atlas,
22 June 2025
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The revenue equivalence theorem states that, under certain idealized mathematical conditions, a seller should expect the same revenue under all four auction types.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
9 June 2025
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By seeking asset-token equivalence and regulatory interoperability, the company is building what could become a common framework not just for startups and DeFi protocols, but for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers as well.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Their route to walking across the stage to receive a diploma might have taken some detours and extra years, but the joy in earning a high school diploma or equivalency certificate was evident at the Poway Adult School’s 60th annual commencement ceremony.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Just three days before the debate upended Biden’s campaign, the New York Times drew equivalency between concerns about his age and the accuracy of videos being circulated by Republicans.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The Collectif 50/50 has had a crucial role in getting international film festivals to sign a gender parity and diversity pledge, starting with Cannes in 2018.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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In the new election, under the party’s gender parity rules, one vice chair slot would be reserved for a male candidate, and one slot could go to a candidate of any gender.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
12 June 2025
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Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Back then, there were relatively few linkages between crypto and most of the banking system, which limited the fallout from ructions in the crypto world.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The mecha linkage wasn’t an arbitrary one either, as mecha anime veteran Ryosuke Takahashi handled the series’ composition.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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