as in equivalents
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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1
as in meets
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays
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as in means
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 matches
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 equals
Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
In one sense, the 2025 World Series is not a battle of equals.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
And unlike Discovery, Par-WB would be a merger of spiritual equals; the company of The Godfather is probably a better fit than the company of House Hunters.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Mackey said the response to Kirk's death serves as a reminder that Black Christians must still fight to be seen and treated as equals.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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
In the Beatles, the foursome were arguably equals.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The second one is that the deliberation needs to be among equals; people need to have more or less the same influence in the conversation.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For leafy greens like spinach, about two cups raw equals one cup once cooked, since the spinach leaves shrink considerably during cooking.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
To convert the distance in centimeters to degrees of ankle dorsiflexion, use the guideline that 1 centimeter equals about 2 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Good blood flow equals good brain functioning.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Access equals information, which is, essentially, how the sausage is made in point-shaving.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
That equals about 13 times a year for each residence.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
One treat coupon equals four pieces of candy.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Browning equals much more flavor.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
But as spouses and co-parents, both parties need to be treated as equals, Sethi said.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
In one sense, the 2025 World Series is not a battle of equals.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
And unlike Discovery, Par-WB would be a merger of spiritual equals; the company of The Godfather is probably a better fit than the company of House Hunters.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Mackey said the response to Kirk's death serves as a reminder that Black Christians must still fight to be seen and treated as equals.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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
In the Beatles, the foursome were arguably equals.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The second one is that the deliberation needs to be among equals; people need to have more or less the same influence in the conversation.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
That approximately equals the amount of water every resident of Metro Detroit uses in three months.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
For leafy greens like spinach, about two cups raw equals one cup once cooked, since the spinach leaves shrink considerably during cooking.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
To convert the distance in centimeters to degrees of ankle dorsiflexion, use the guideline that 1 centimeter equals about 2 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Good blood flow equals good brain functioning.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Access equals information, which is, essentially, how the sausage is made in point-shaving.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
That equals about 13 times a year for each residence.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
One treat coupon equals four pieces of candy.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Browning equals much more flavor.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equals
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ancient book clasps — used to keep manuscript tomes shut — were uncovered at the site, along with styli, the medieval equivalents of pens and pencils.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The new library would replace Truckee’s existing 50-year-old structure, which supporters say no longer meets the needs of a growing population.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tesla shareholders have approved a conditional pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could unlock up to a trillion dollars in stock if the company meets specific criteria, according to preliminary results from the annual shareholder meeting.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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That means that the lowest-income families would be affected the least.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each window has a flower box that matches the tiny house’s wooden exterior and easily mounts just below the base.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The number of judges who received termination letters matches the tally kept by the immigration judges' union.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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That will be followed by Study 02 next year featuring different hardware using stainless steel with 18-karat gold plating sourced from China, where Canadas contended hardware technology surpasses European alternatives.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Though both of these James Whale masterpieces hold up remarkably well, the 1935 sequel surpasses the original Frankenstein — itself a great movie — in terms of style.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Equals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equals. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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