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Recent Examples of comparison
In comparison to OpenAI, Google’s deal hasn’t had quite the same level of scrutiny, even within the company.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The spat from earlier this year looks mild by comparison.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bread Zeppelin also leaned into the comparison.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jones smiled when told about the comparison to Zedak.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The spat from earlier this year looks mild by comparison.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bread Zeppelin also leaned into the comparison.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jones smiled when told about the comparison to Zedak.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Last season, the illusion of parity vanished when the Liberty put a 48-point pasting on the rebuilding Sun.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The second-apron payroll threshold and other financial penalties designed to create some semblance of financial parity among teams have also made trades more difficult to pull off than ever.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The metal’s association with kings melds perfectly with his conception of himself as one.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Arts institutions in the area have formed an association to resist the development.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 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 7 May. 2026.
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