equated

past tense of equate
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as in likened
to describe as similar you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart

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as in balanced
to make equal in amount, degree, or status you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn

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Recent Examples of equated Vikings Hall of Famer John Randle equated Ryan to the person, cloaked head to foot in soot, who shovels coal into a train engine without the passengers ever seeing his face. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole. Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 A lot of people equated cruelty with strength, and a lot of them aren’t going to be able to come back from that. Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 June 2026 Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy equated Brown’s role this season to a fork in the road, though not in a do-this-or-things-won’t-go-well way. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026 Ignoring Jewish religious belief, history, and culture, Sartre equated Jewish identity with legitimate fear of antisemitic violence. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026 What a wild ride though, from not wanting kids to being equated with Mama’s. Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equated
Verb
  • The lower gravity might make that somewhat less intimidating, but the waves will also move more slowly as well, feeling downright eerie compared with Earth’s.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
  • Hall compared Mensah’s departure — and others who landed at P4 schools — to elite programs losing juniors to the NFL.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The books get balanced by the activities that are happening all the time.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • During the demonstration, the units automatically balanced changing electrical loads while maintaining stable power output.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, totaled 18 cents per share.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • My trusty spreadsheet found another slice of improving economics across the Golden State by eyeballing the number of jobless workers in June, data not adjusted for seasonal swings.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Endrick and Alexis Ciria scored for Madrid, who led 2-0 before Fiorentina equalized through Roberto Piccoli and Moise Kean.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ezekiel Alladoh scored the winner in the 97th minute, one minute after Neil Pierre equalized the match, as the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat Atlanta United 3-2 on Saturday in stoppage time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That differs from an individual NIL endorsement in which an athlete is compensated for using his or her name, image or likeness.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Chattel slavery, in all its brutality, Sojourner laments, could not just be forgotten; African Americans needed to be compensated for centuries of hardship.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

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“Equated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equated. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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