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or equalled
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as in matched
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays
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2
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 supplemented
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
Nationally, when combining both renters and homeowners, housing costs equaled about 21% of median household income in 2024, according to a SmartAsset analysis of Census Bureau data.
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Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In California, these levies equaled 12% of the statewide $2,232 monthly ownership expenses – that’s owners with or without mortgages.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
He was implicated by police in the deaths of nine — a victim total that has rarely been equaled in Arizona history and never surpassed — but prosecutors did not charge him in one of the deaths.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
None of his later movies as an actor equaled those of the late ’60s and ’70s, even though many were hits.
—Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Washington's two equaled 48 and running back AJ Green had another for 12, while quarterbacks Taylen Green and KJ Jackson combined for four scrambles.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Club legend Alan Shearer managed to find the net in seven consecutive fixtures in the 1996-97 season, a record which was equalled by Joe Willock in the 2020-21 campaign.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Each performance arrives with a sense of reinvention — not unlike Hepburn, whose leap from screwball comedies in the 1930s to searing dramas in the 1960s charted an artistic evolution rarely equaled in Hollywood.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In California, these levies equaled 12% of the statewide $2,232 monthly ownership expenses – that’s owners with or without mortgages.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
He was implicated by police in the deaths of nine — a victim total that has rarely been equaled in Arizona history and never surpassed — but prosecutors did not charge him in one of the deaths.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
None of his later movies as an actor equaled those of the late ’60s and ’70s, even though many were hits.
—Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Washington's two equaled 48 and running back AJ Green had another for 12, while quarterbacks Taylen Green and KJ Jackson combined for four scrambles.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Club legend Alan Shearer managed to find the net in seven consecutive fixtures in the 1996-97 season, a record which was equalled by Joe Willock in the 2020-21 campaign.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Each performance arrives with a sense of reinvention — not unlike Hepburn, whose leap from screwball comedies in the 1930s to searing dramas in the 1960s charted an artistic evolution rarely equaled in Hollywood.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equaled
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Get matched with the right financial product.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six Powerball numbers to win Saturday's drawing.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
30 Sep. 2025
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And more people meant more masking tape, more numbers stuck to the chests of anyone who would allow it.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This, coupled with a professional ban in her home country, meant that a boxing career seemed almost unthinkable for someone like Brækhus, even after becoming European champion and a world silver medalist.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kincaid easily surpassed his previous career high in yards, reaching the 100-yard mark for the first time in the NFL.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile the death toll of Israel’s ensuing campaign in Gaza has since surpassed 66,000, according to the Associated Press.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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The extension signified rectifying the city's decision, motivated by Black-white racial divisions, not to name the entire street after the Civil Rights leader.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Boggs’s work on Baldwin, which began in the late 1990s with a campaign to revive the long out-of-print children’s novel, Little Man, Little Man, paralleled the return of Baldwin’s writing to prominence and his rise to the status of cultural icon.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Henry Jaglom, the independent filmmaker whose work foregrounded the stories of women, focused on the inner workings of the Industry and often paralleled his own life experiences, has died at age 87.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Green Hill first met in a school house and then a building along Tate Lane that later became the Masonic Lodge.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The couple met on a blind date arranged by friends in May 2022.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That inclusivity has been on display with the selections of both Lamar and Ocasio, the latter of whom Jay-Z praised in a statement tied to the announcement.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Examining issues tied to mass incarceration, says Holt, often turns up compelling stories.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Denham’s name was spelled incorrectly in an earlier version of this story.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Hogan spelled Kizer for a game in 2017, while Thad Lewis spelled Weeden for a game in 2012.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Equaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equaled. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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