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Recent Examples of comparison
The measure allows for a comparison across municipalities, counties and states.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The closest comparison to Spurs in the Premier League era is probably Newcastle’s relegation in 2009.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
In comparison, the United States sees more than 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths each year, the CDC said.
—Hali Smith
march 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Those latter prices look downright thrifty in comparison.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The closest comparison to Spurs in the Premier League era is probably Newcastle’s relegation in 2009.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
In comparison, the United States sees more than 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths each year, the CDC said.
—Hali Smith
march 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Those latter prices look downright thrifty in comparison.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
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There are analogies to the suspense that a pregnant woman must feel.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Or pretty much any analogy for scoring in a major contest usually reserved for broadcast television.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ohio has for decades been a loser in that equation, but counties in central and southwest Ohio bucked the trend in the latest estimates.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Mar. 2026
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One missile changes the equation.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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His disturbing and bloody rhetoric created a twisted equivalence between violent crime and immigrants, most of whom come here to work, raise families and contribute to our population growth and economy.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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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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After trading at a steep discount to Brent crude, Urals oil nearly reached parity with the global benchmark.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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That victory left Highlands Ranch as the last team standing in a parity-laden 6A field with as many as 10 teams that could make a run at the title when the playoffs started.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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However, the association between the two nations on nuclear energy is expected to extend beyond the construction of the power plants.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Miami Beach Commissioner Laura Dominguez told the Miami Herald un February that there’s been support for the use of electric leaf blowers from neighborhood associations and residents since the city’s ban passed in 2022.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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There is a linkage that can be made in the classroom, said Alison Yoshimoto-Towery, executive director for the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience and Education at UCLA.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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