as in similar
having qualities in common
solving a crime and diagnosing a disease are corresponding tasks: they both require a meticulous search for clues
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as in writing
to engage in an exchange of written messages
old friends who have been corresponding for years
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as in coinciding
to be in agreement on every point
the menu for the wedding banquet corresponds exactly with everyone's special requests
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Recent Examples of corresponding
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Munster said that if Apple delivers on the new Siri, the company’s AI narrative could shift from follower to leader, with a corresponding boost to its stock.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
In a corresponding move, the team selected the contract of catcher Chuckie Robinson from triple-A Oklahoma City.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Adjective
Rookie tight end Heinrich Haarberg was waived in a corresponding move.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Munster said that if Apple delivers on the new Siri, the company’s AI narrative could shift from follower to leader, with a corresponding boost to its stock.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Verb
Those queries don’t come as a surprise to Michelle Li, a content creator who was inspired to dedicate a Substack and corresponding Instagram post that featured unique ways to style the piece into her looks.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
In a corresponding move, the team selected the contract of catcher Chuckie Robinson from triple-A Oklahoma City.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corresponding
Adjective
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As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Curaçao’s next opponent, Ecuador, faced a similar loss, falling short to Cote D’Ivoire in its first World Cup match.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Claude for Life Sciences outperforms human expert baselines on a range of complex life sciences tasks including understanding, manipulating and writing laboratory experiment protocols.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writing about history and Americana.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The campus will open to the public on Friday, coinciding with the Juneteenth holiday.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The campus formally opens to the public on June 19, coinciding with Juneteenth.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 June 2026
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Ali, who has been the series’ resident mentor, father figure, listening ear, voice of reason and confidant, transforms into what is most analogous to an action hero in a revenge plot.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The force-carrying particles have an analogous distinction, known as a polarization state.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
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The Pride in Production initiative from Pink Triangle Press has key industry backing and aims to drive more acceptance for Two spirit, trans, non-binary and gender non conforming people working in Canada’s screen sectors.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Only the third-ever executive producer of the long-running program, Owens shared that the secret to the show’s success was in its resistance to conforming.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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McGeady’s career was not, in the nicest possible way, comparable to Ronaldinho, but the two-touch spin became his trademark and will be familiar to gamers, as well as to Celtic, Spartak Moscow, Everton and Sunderland fans.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Sources interviewed for this story said that broadly speaking, prices remain high for contemporary works, despite the fact that comparable works can often be found for considerably less at auction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
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The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Existing commercial solar panels are also physically bulky systems consisting not just of photovoltaic materials but also of thick protective glass, encapsulation layers, metallic contacts, mounting hardware, and structural framing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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The bulletin also warns law enforcement that violent extremist attackers could target areas outside of the parade’s main viewing area, such as nearby plazas, transportation hubs, bars and restaurants.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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As drone threats continue to evolve, defense programs such as Land 156 are expected to play a key role in shaping the next generation of battlefield surveillance and force protection technologies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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“Corresponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corresponding. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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