Thesaurus results for EQUALED

equaled

verb

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past tense of equal

as in matched

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays

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as in meant

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 paralleled

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 equaled The Lancashire club’s tally of 30 clean sheets equalled the English record set by Port Vale in 1953-54. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Their record has now been equaled by the 27-year-old country singer Ella Langley, a very different artist indeed. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Where data were available, their revenues equaled 17 percent of gross domestic product on average. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Finally Moorby outpaced the cover defense to set up Jordan's second and try which equaled the All Blacks record set by Doug Howlett. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Personnel changes aside, the upcoming shows build on a local legacy equaled by few artists. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 That mark was set on the Amazon Leo 5 mission in early April and has been equaled multiple times since. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 July 2026 Those are the shows that shaped decades of television output, for the most part emulated but never equaled. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 New York also equaled its largest lead atop the AL East by moving 3 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay. — CBS News, 17 June 2026

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The ticket matched four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball on Tuesday, July 21, to score $10,000, according to the Idaho Lottery.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
The opportunity to earn an illiquidity premium has value only when it is matched with realistic cash-flow planning, appropriate reserve levels and a clear understanding of investor time horizons.

— Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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For some, this might have meant sitting in a compact defensive block to contain energy, while others rested on the ball, retaining possession and moving around the opposition.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Emergency orders meant for rare situations are becoming a permanent tool as load outpaces supply.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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The extradition process requires a hearing before a US judge to determine whether the treaty’s requirements are met, but the final decision is made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who retains discretion to deny extradition.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The two women met at UnlikelyAI, the startup founded by William Tunstall-Pedoe, who played a leading role in the development of Amazon Alexa, but were keen to launch their own venture and took inspiration from their families’ experience.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of met

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Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The death toll since the beginning of the war has surpassed 3,500, and more than 27,000 have been wounded.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of surpassed

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The monks emulated Buddha’s journey — walking barefoot, eating one meal a day, and sleeping under the stars.

— Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

Boston ranks last in the AL in home runs (tied with the Cleveland Guardians), and the hitters don’t strike out or walk much, either.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Many cases are part of the outbreak in the Midwest, which could be the largest cyclospora outbreak on record if all tied to the same source, while others are part of separate investigations.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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