counterparts

noun

plural of counterpart
1
as in equivalents
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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2
as in pictures
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 counterparts Younger millennials are still fighting the battle their older counterparts just won — and the numbers show how wide the gap has gotten. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2026 Many autistic individuals have a harder time remembering faces and recognizing facial emotions than their neurotypical counterparts. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 The rice flour adds a nutty flavor while allowing for an open crumb, making the pancake feel lighter than its viral counterparts. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026 Both figures are larger than their respective Watch 8 counterparts (325mAh for the 40mm and 435mAh for the 44mm), but the Watch 9 has the same 30-hour battery estimate as its predecessor. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 Baseball teams, however, typically sell for less than their counterparts in the NBA or NFL. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 24 July 2026 What can stranded shoes, toys, or fragments of plastic tell us that their counterparts still moving invisibly through global trade cannot? — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 Placing a human in a tank or plane makes these vehicles larger, more easily trackable, and trickier to deploy than their unmanned counterparts. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 Nor are their higher-budget counterparts, such as superhero flicks and Disney’s live-action retreads of its own catalog, both of which spent much of this century eclipsing box office records. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterparts
  1. equivalents
  2. pictures
  3. colleagues
  4. twins
  5. peers
  6. replicas
  7. partners
  8. images
Noun
  • There are fewer unions, and the West End artists are paid less money than their equivalents on Broadway.
    — Katie North, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The exhibitor generated $190 million in free cash flow and ended the quarter with $778 million of cash and cash equivalents.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 July 2026
Definition of equivalents
Noun
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Riding the wall, Volkwine shot through a turn and launched several feet into the air above the half-pipe, landing lightly beside his colleagues.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Steve has traveled around the world digging up dinosaurs and, working with many international colleagues, has named more than 15 new species, including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex' (Qianzhousaurus) and the raptor Zhenyuanlong.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • The partnership aims to streamline the process of creating and testing advertising materials for online campaigns using 3D digital twins of products, LPP said in a statement.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • The mom of two also recently celebrated her 18-year-old twins’ high school graduation and is preparing to send the teens off to college.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 July 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • And the loss of these students could impact district performance as cohorts move up in their educational careers; students who attend a pre-K program typically perform better in school compared to their peers who didn’t attend.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Flehinger said that many of her peers who support Platner are disillusioned.
    — Margie Cullen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Six modern replicas have also been completed, combining century-old plans with the latest in aluminum hulls, composite rigging, and sail technology.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • The King Tut Experience is another new exhibition which features replicas of artifacts from the excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of replicas
Noun
  • The arrests followed an investigation led by Sweetwater police with assistance from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement partners.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Multigenerational farmers and Californians interested in pursuing the agriculture business gathered to learn about growing agave from the University of California Cooperative Extension and its partners.
    — Lizzie Kane July 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • During the five-day preliminary hearing, prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene images of Hernandez’s remains and produced hundreds of text messages between Burke and Hernandez that provided an in-depth look at their relationship.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of images

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