Thesaurus results for EQUALS

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noun

plural of equal

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of equal

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

Noun

The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company. —

HubSpot, 1 June 2026 But leaders do need to understand that minimalism from a position of authority can feel different from minimalism between equals. —

Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 The Pacers in no way were equals of the Thunder last year, yet came within one game of that title. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026 The summit is meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent — a shift from a former colonial power seen as dominating to what Paris describes as a partnership of equals. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 Pernod’s offer, while billed as a merger of equals, gave rise to thorny issues that the two sides couldn’t square. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 Even a 6% discrepancy in funding (which is roughly what the $135 million shortfall equals) ends up being an enormous amount of money. —

John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Before the leagues’ recent expansions prior to the 2024 season, the SEC was merely the top conference among equals in producing NFL talent. —

Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 For the first time, the two groups stood as equals. —

Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Verb

One mill equals $1 in tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value. —

Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 That equals a viewership more than 20 times the average pay-per-view event over the past two years, per the streamer. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 June 2026 Complete three to four sets (one wall-sit equals one set). —

Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026 Zero Trust Is Not A Product A common misunderstanding is that zero trust equals rolling out zero trust network access (ZTNA). —

Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 This prevalence equals about one in nine seniors who have been diagnosed with this brain altering disease. —

Wendy Coschignano-Ford, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026 There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began. —

Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026 There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began. —

Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Frame privilege as a natural consequence of responsibility Another mantra to emphasize is that privilege equals responsibility. —

Renee Sagiv Riebling, Parents, 10 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equals

Noun

The Royals lack the pitching equivalents of what Jensen was, potential candidates for next year’s rotation in the upper minors.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Though Uruguay has officially won two World Cups, its team features four stars on its crest because FIFA recognizes its two Olympic soccer championships in 1924 and 1928 as championship equivalents.

— Carlie Procell, USA Today, 9 June 2026