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Recent Examples of comparison
Acting aside, the main point of comparison between himself and his two famous brothers is his height.
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Redazione People, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
For comparison, there were only 14 Hispanic or Latino members and all were male in the 99th Congress, 40 years ago.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Jones smiled when told about the comparison to Zedak.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
By comparison, a manned destroyer costs $700,000 a day.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
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Redazione People, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
For comparison, there were only 14 Hispanic or Latino members and all were male in the 99th Congress, 40 years ago.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Jones smiled when told about the comparison to Zedak.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
By comparison, a manned destroyer costs $700,000 a day.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
Noun
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Klemperer also noticed how often Nazi propaganda used sports analogies and superlatives to make its point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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The analogy floating around is a burglar who can walk into any building, find every hidden weakness, unlock every door, and empty every safe.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the hardware is only half of the equation.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Finding the common denominator between Scranton, Pennsylvania; Akron, Ohio; and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, might seem like an impossible equation.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Zermelo developed his other axioms to prove this equivalence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Other successful projects include the use of educational radio for secondary education in Mexico and Brazil, elementary mathematics education in Nicaragua, a teacher program in Kenya, and adult equivalency education in the Dominican Republic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Adult general education programs prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The country’s investment in research and development has reached parity with – and by purchasing power measures has surpassed – that of the United States, according to a March 2026 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.—
Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Building parity with humans is a challenge A humanoid robot ran faster than the human world record in a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday, but getting a machine to interact and compete at split-second speeds with skilled human athletes is in some ways a more difficult challenge.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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New research is suggesting a strong association between mouth bacteria and gastric cancer.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thomas has focused on initiatives that create these broader economic linkages, the goal being to strengthen the systems that allow businesses and individuals to participate in formal economic activity.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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This would be achieved by making the flying experience less like an airplane and more like an automobile, including replacing mechanical control linkages with fly-by-wire systems, even removing the traditional rudder pedals.—
David Szondy
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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