as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
it's absurd to suggest that there's an equality in the evil committed by the Nazis and the crimes of the government of that Asian country
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Recent Examples of equality
But visitors to New York shouldn’t miss a chance to pay homage to the fight for equality that in many ways took root in the city.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Xi said economic and trade teams of both sides should constantly narrow down the list of problems, and extend the list of cooperation based on the principles of equality, respect and mutual benefit, Xinhua reported.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Connolly’s outspoken style and message of social equality and inclusivity have appealed to many, especially younger voters.
—Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Xi said economic and trade teams of both sides should constantly narrow down the list of problems, and extend the list of cooperation based on the principles of equality, respect and mutual benefit, Xinhua reported.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Connolly’s outspoken style and message of social equality and inclusivity have appealed to many, especially younger voters.
—Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equality
Noun
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The company says its early equivalence testing shows comparable stability and shelf-life to traditional plastics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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There can be no equivalences drawn between the two political extremes in this country, especially when one extreme is led by a man who rarely speaks without lying.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Equality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equality. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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