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as in equitable
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
the basic belief that everyone is entitled to equal opportunity in employment
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as in identical
resembling another in every respect
as far as I can see, except for the high price, the store-brand jacket is equal to the jacket with the designer label
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as in suitable
having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance
looking for someone equal to the challenge of running a large state university
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as in composed
free from emotional or mental agitation
he proceeded, in an equal tone, to recount the terrible events of the day
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a basketball player who truly has no equal in his sport
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as in to match
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays
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as in to mean
to be the same in meaning or effect
being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens
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as in to parallel
to be the exact counterpart of
in the British system a public school equals an American prep school
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Recent Examples of equal
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Barclays The investment firm has an equal-weight rating on Coinbase.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The philosopher John Rawls argued that true fairness requires recognizing all people as moral equals.
—Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
One treat coupon equals four pieces of candy.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Wager up to that amount and either collect a large payout or get a bonus refund equal to your original stake.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Barclays The investment firm has an equal-weight rating on Coinbase.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
But Romancelandia in particular prides itself on being a community of equals.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The philosopher John Rawls argued that true fairness requires recognizing all people as moral equals.
—Henrietta Moore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Due to a coding error, a previous version of this interactive calculator incorrectly calculated certain taxes when an income, minus the standard deduction, equalled the ceiling of a particular tax bracket.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
One treat coupon equals four pieces of candy.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equal
Adjective
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Opening a business with 2% margins in a city that already gets top scores for equitable access to groceries sounds like a losing proposition.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The practice of adding fluoride to public water systems started in the United States in 1945 to help improve oral health in a cost-effective and equitable way.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fans pointed out that Trudeau's shark suit appeared to be nearly identical in color and style to the costumes worn by Perry's performers.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The four identical charts tell the tale.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If an item is too large for the washing machine or dishwasher, the non-toxic power of steam is often a suitable alternative.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cranberries grow in standard gardens, pots, or any place that’s suitable for blueberries.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Senne Lammens continuing his composed start to his United career could at least counteract those types of chances for Brighton, while Amorim’s defenders will need to be astute to the movement of Hurzeler’s front-line.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Inputs are applied as horizontal or vertical displacements at the sheet’s edges, and outputs appear as movements at other edges, matching the result of a matrix applied to the input vector.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Season 4 will consist of eight episodes, matching the number in the third installment.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Working from top to bottom means debris from the top will land on a dirty floor instead of a clean one.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Doing so would mean advancing the clocks forward an hour for the whole year, so that the sun would appear to rise and set an hour later in both the summer and in the winter.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Swifties’ new initiative — which parallel’s Swift’s own commitment to donating to local food banks along her Eras Tour route in 2023 and 2024 — is just the latest charitable act the fandom has organized.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gilligan’s three-decade tenure in television has paralleled the rapid evolution of the medium.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Equal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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