Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for connate
Adjective
  • Both have spoken, as field athletes in cricket-dominant countries, about similar challenges around facilities, finances and support.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Sinner had similar problems here and came into the contest with a 57 percent reading.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Israeli F-15s had no comparable missile to the Phoenix at that time.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Neither quarterback lit the world on fire as a rookie, though Maye posted comparable -- if not better -- stats to Williams with less playing time.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • It can also be explained from basic scientific principles and is roughly analogous to the way a dry surface, such as pavement, warms more than a moist surface, such as soil, on a hot, sunny day.
    Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Consider the analogous case of GPS navigation and spatial cognition.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One of my pieces was authenticated through eBay, and the leather, stitching, canvas, and quality are alike.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • There was no such good fortune this time in the Pacific Northwest as Washington proved to be too big, too fast and too good, coming in as a 35-point favorite and then unleashing a record performance.
    Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Connate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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