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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
Through the opening round and the handful of second-round games that have been played, the goalies in the Eastern Conference are drastically outperforming their Western Conference counterparts, and by a wide margin.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Bar Leonessa is the more relaxed, all-day counterpart, serving espresso drinks and European-style pastries in the morning before shifting into cocktails and small plates in the evening.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
The Knicks counterpart Embiid mentioned went a perfect 8-for-8 from the line in Game 1.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The Hilltoppers’ Martin has a more serious nature than his counterpart, however.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Bar Leonessa is the more relaxed, all-day counterpart, serving espresso drinks and European-style pastries in the morning before shifting into cocktails and small plates in the evening.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
The Knicks counterpart Embiid mentioned went a perfect 8-for-8 from the line in Game 1.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The Hilltoppers’ Martin has a more serious nature than his counterpart, however.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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Sixty-five years later, two of the most consequential business leaders of this century — Tim Cook of Apple and Reed Hastings of Netflix — have given us the corporate equivalent.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Researchers now hope to push the double copy framework even further by searching for particle-physics equivalents of other black hole features, including the event horizon itself — the boundary beyond which nothing can escape.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The couple, who are parents to almost 9-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, shared their pieces of advice for their children, which were at completely different ends of the spectrum.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In 2022, Business Insider reported on documents showing that Musk was the father of twins with Zilis.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The registration desk was a replica of a ticket counter.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Ticket holders who turn out for the early screenings will receive a free, limited-edition replica of the Dustin Hoffman bobblehead from the film, while supplies last.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The image doesn’t mean the basketball gods have already penciled Dybantsa into Brooklyn’s future.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Subsequent toy lines added more sci-fi elements and introduced Evil-Lyn, Teela’s counterpart; Faker, He-Man’s villainous clone; and Tri-Klops and Trap-Jaw, Skeletor’s assistants, among others.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Other characters the writer co-created during this time are the supervillain Jackal and Parker’s clone Ben Reilly.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Surely there was a time earlier in your life when your financial picture wasn’t so stable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Lochte had posted a picture of the injection on social media before deleting it.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The Adam Lippes design replaced the cleaner line of the tuxedo with a wider skirt and a more formal portrait neckline, keeping the color restrained while giving the silhouette more volume.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The imagery, made in Haiti, New York, Florida, and her current home of Los Angeles, uses both personal, documentary photographs and more surreal, formal portraits to link Cadet’s personal history to a broader meditation on the Black diasporic experience.—
Elly Fishman,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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