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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
In this process, a top quark and its antimatter counterpart, an anti-top quark, are produced along with a Z boson.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
One day before their election, the former congresswoman was polling ahead of her GOP counterpart by an average of almost 9 percentage points.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Last month, General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that new cars made by the auto giant won’t support CarPlay and its counterpart, Android Auto.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Flick and his counterpart Eder Sarabia — himself a former Barca assistant under Quique Setien — were pictured in discussion during the session.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
One day before their election, the former congresswoman was polling ahead of her GOP counterpart by an average of almost 9 percentage points.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Last month, General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that new cars made by the auto giant won’t support CarPlay and its counterpart, Android Auto.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Flick and his counterpart Eder Sarabia — himself a former Barca assistant under Quique Setien — were pictured in discussion during the session.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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The plug-in hybrid now offers an electric-only range of about 80 miles, while overall efficiency improves to the equivalent of 84 miles per gallon once the battery is depleted.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka and their twins, Harper Grace and Gideon Scott, are known for their amazing group Halloween costumes.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The brand’s name means fraternal, or non-identical, twins, which contributes to its mismatched design philosophy.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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President Lee Jae Myung gave Trump a replica of a golden crown significant to Korea's history.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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In another image, the Chinese leader appears to grin with his eyes shut, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi laughing by his side.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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TruthScan’s difference Unlike other companies offering AI image and video detection, TruthScan has detection tools for enterprise companies and for the general public.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Remember Dolly the sheep, a clone born in 1996?—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nearly two years later, Brady has revealed that Junie is a clone of the late pit bull mix.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The data paints a picture of an urgent drive to develop capacity for new and more sophisticated missiles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are no birth announcements for my mother or her sister, but there are pictures of them in cowboy costumes at a photo studio sometime in the mid 1950s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tombs, anvils, boats, villages, guns, portraits, fiddle toys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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