Thesaurus results for EQUALS

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noun

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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 women had been made to sit silently in the gallery while the male attendees debated whether they should be allowed to participate as equals. —

Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 While the Chicago retail footprint isn’t expected to grow, O’Rourke believes the merger of relative equals will help both banks continue to build business. —

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Nobody really wants to be considered a captain, but rather a team of equals, and that chemistry has worked rather well. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 So first-round pick minus 95 games of usage equals, according to Adam Silver math, a second-round pick. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 Yet given the power differential between China and Canada—or, for that matter, between China and any NATO ally other than the United States—such a partnership will not be among equals. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026 In the courtroom, Waldman has few equals. —

William Jones, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 The Supreme Leader has no equals Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has served as Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and remains the country’s highest political and religious authority, with ultimate control over military, security and strategic decisions. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Bloomberg News was the first to report the talks between the two companies were at an advanced stage and that they could be billed as a merger of equals. —

Reuters, 30 Jan. 2026

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Under the agreement, the bigger payout, which Covert says equals roughly a quarter of his income as an electrical contractor, won’t start until the project is completed and online — and Covert isn’t sure when that will happen amid the shifting federal landscape. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 The one-year increase equals the fastest job-creation pace since May 2025. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Krabi travel tips As of mid-April, $1 equals 32 Thai baht. —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Entering the day Story’s OPS+ — an advanced stat where 100 equals league average production, 120 is 20% better than average and 80 is 20% worse — sat at 36, or 64% worse than average. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 By the way, just one light-year equals almost six trillion miles. —

Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026 Venezuela’s minimum wage has remained frozen since 2022 and now equals roughly 27 cents a month at the official exchange rate, according to the central bank. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 We were all equals at that point. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Limited supply plus high costs equals very expensive tickets. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equals

Noun

In addition, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and, thus, sound similar.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As of December, Gossamer has $137 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, enough to fund the company into the first quarter of 2027.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026