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Recent Examples of comparison
But that’s better than living a life that’s misaligned, or being around constant comparison and losing yourself.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Galbo added those with easier comparison periods for earnings — like Constellation Brands and Conagra Brands — are seeing some of the better performances, too.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The out-of-pocket cost for a colonoscopy ranges from $1,250 to more than $4,000, according to the price comparison website GoodRx.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
But after surviving a stroke several years ago, that accomplishment paled in comparison to what laid ahead.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Galbo added those with easier comparison periods for earnings — like Constellation Brands and Conagra Brands — are seeing some of the better performances, too.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
The out-of-pocket cost for a colonoscopy ranges from $1,250 to more than $4,000, according to the price comparison website GoodRx.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
But after surviving a stroke several years ago, that accomplishment paled in comparison to what laid ahead.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
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Baseball has a lot of good analogies for fatherhood, even if most of them break down rather quickly.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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That’s the American analogy, where the traditional governing elite of one of the great parties of much of the country committed itself to something not just in the defense of slavery, but to slavery-plus, fortified and amplified by treason.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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About two years after the launch of audiobooks on Spotify, the company is bringing physical books into the equation.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thomas no longer fit into the equation.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hearts were in mouths when Brobbey threatened to restore parity, but Konate’s last-ditch challenge was perfectly timed.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Still, the industry has significant steps needed to reach true gender parity.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman has previously apologized for his correspondence with Maxwell and expressed regret for having any association with both her and Jeffrey Epstein.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here is how some countries stack up, based on information compiled by CNBC from national Olympic committees, sports associations and local reports.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a brake-by-wire setup, the driver’s pedal input is converted into an electrical command that is sent directly to actuators at each wheel, removing the need for traditional mechanical or hydraulic linkages.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Council members have stressed the need for better data integrity and transparency, particularly around use-of-force incident reporting and the linkage between complaints and disciplinary outcomes.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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