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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done
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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form
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Recent Examples of counterpart
Buzz Tourer 4Motion will debut as one of the most affordable camper vans in the US is the Tourer's domestic-market counterpart that Volkswagen announced this month.
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
In a market where discounting can feel like the only available lever, top-quartile wineries are 60% more likely to raise bottle prices than their struggling counterparts.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
During the visit, Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese agreed to increase cooperation on defense technologies, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
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Rod McGuirk,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The system was originally announced alongside its classified counterpart, Raven, as part of AFRL’s TI-23 supercomputing initiative.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
In a market where discounting can feel like the only available lever, top-quartile wineries are 60% more likely to raise bottle prices than their struggling counterparts.
—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
During the visit, Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese agreed to increase cooperation on defense technologies, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
—
Rod McGuirk,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The system was originally announced alongside its classified counterpart, Raven, as part of AFRL’s TI-23 supercomputing initiative.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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Thursday’s election, the equivalent of a US special election, was triggered to pave Burnham’s route to Downing Street.
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The knockout match this time around is the equivalent of a second-round NCAA Tournament basketball game.
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The proud mom shares the twins as well as son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick.
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When the twins hit their teens, acting took a backseat to other endeavors, including attending New York University (Cole majored in Geographic Information Systems in archaeology, while Dylan majored in video game design).
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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones has raised millions, including helping to get $800,000 in donations to fund a replica of a historic ship for the maritime museum in his San Diego district.
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When fans walked into Globe Life Mall, they were handed a free sleeveless replica jersey for former Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, who happens to be Jewish.
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Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.
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This is the first time the public has seen the still images and video, as no cameras were allowed inside the courtroom during the trial.
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Live Share enables real-time collaborative editing and debugging without requiring teammates to clone repos or configure matching environments.
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Statistically, Llamas and Kyles are virtual clones in some categories.
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The Department of State, which handles visa applications from abroad, has not released its full 2025 data, but the numbers through September show a similar picture.
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Some Mars scientists say SkyFall also won’t meaningfully inform other big-picture research questions, such as digging into the planet’s history or understanding how its surface and atmosphere interact.
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The new gallery is the brainchild of Antony Zito, portrait artist, mural painter, and former associate director of Parkville Art Gallery.
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Among all the things that make Iliad Bookshop unique is the mural outside, depicting literary scenes and portraits of more than fifty authors and musicians like Charles Dickens, Sylvia Plath, Harper Lee, Pink Floyd and Tom Petty.
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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