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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
Challenge accepted While visitors boarded the ships to learn about foreign cultures, sailors operating the vessels found their own ways to connect with their international counterparts.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
On its face this would appear to help both parties equally, but Republican party committees have vastly outraised their Democratic counterparts and now all that campaign cash can be directed much more freely.
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Tamara Keith,
NPR,
1 July 2026
What distinguishes American English from its counterpart across the pond?
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
And in some ways, the class Freeman and general manager Mike Martin are putting together for 2027 might feel more in tune with Notre Dame’s identity than its 2026 counterpart.
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Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for counterpart
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
On its face this would appear to help both parties equally, but Republican party committees have vastly outraised their Democratic counterparts and now all that campaign cash can be directed much more freely.
—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
1 July 2026
What distinguishes American English from its counterpart across the pond?
—
Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
And in some ways, the class Freeman and general manager Mike Martin are putting together for 2027 might feel more in tune with Notre Dame’s identity than its 2026 counterpart.
—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet away.
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In 2014 she was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, for services to the arts and to charity.
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An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.
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Then there’s the deeper penetration of digital twins (virtual factory replicas).
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The left is reserved for Mediheal, the Korean brand behind the viral Madecassoside Blemish toner pads, with a larger-than-life replica of the cyan box sitting next to the window.
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Patrons can enjoy a piece of birthday cake and sign a giant replica of the Declaration of Independence, according to the Arkansas Heritage webpage for the event.
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Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
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Some satellite images even show evidence of fire damage, consistent with reports of firefighters supporting the emergency response.
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And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.
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The 56-year-old year old from Northern California scraped more than 100 of his mom’s TikToks to create an AI clone of his mom’s voice, with the help of ElevenLabs, a company that specializes in AI voice generation.
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For purpose, whether anyone can trace their daily work to the larger picture without being handed a slogan.
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McCabe brings up a fantastic black-and-white picture on his laptop.
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Vexed by the story, Gonzalez created acontemporary portrait of Katteuha.
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This is the portrait of then-General George Washington at Valley Forge, praying for guidance when the fight for America's independence seemed lost.
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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