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as in compared
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
a value system that equates money with success
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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
The combined mental and physical illness risks of loneliness have been equated with those of obesity or smoking and represent a serious public health concern.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a terse statement confirming only the broad outlines of the incident, the Pentagon equated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel, allegations Caracas denies.
—Phil Stewart, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Like President Reagan, those pushing for democracy promotion equated political freedom with strengthening free markets and thereby lessening the attraction abroad to movements—including but not limited to communism—that aimed to redistribute resources to reduce economic inequality.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
These evolutionary bursts could also be equated with splitting or speciation events.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Critics argue that attributing human-like emotions to AI is a form of anthropomorphism, where the complex processes of AI optimization are mistakenly equated with human feelings.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Childhood is equated with whimsy, imagination, and originality.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Druski’s follow-up post prompted a debate among commenters about whether a Black person posing as white could be equated with the opposite.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In a terse statement confirming only the broad outlines of the incident, the Pentagon equated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government to a narco-trafficking cartel, allegations Caracas denies.
—Phil Stewart, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Like President Reagan, those pushing for democracy promotion equated political freedom with strengthening free markets and thereby lessening the attraction abroad to movements—including but not limited to communism—that aimed to redistribute resources to reduce economic inequality.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
These evolutionary bursts could also be equated with splitting or speciation events.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Critics argue that attributing human-like emotions to AI is a form of anthropomorphism, where the complex processes of AI optimization are mistakenly equated with human feelings.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Childhood is equated with whimsy, imagination, and originality.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.
—Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Druski’s follow-up post prompted a debate among commenters about whether a Black person posing as white could be equated with the opposite.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equated
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For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Roseman, whose first full-time NFL job was in the financial realm as counsel to the Eagles’ salary-cap staff, has compared Philadelphia’s tactics to financing a home when interest rates are low.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Supporting characters also left their mark, most notably Antonio Fargas as Huggy Bear, the streetwise informant who balanced comic relief with genuine charm.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pureval, when asked in May about the city's efforts to increase parking enforcement, bristled at the question about whether the city balanced its budget on parking tickets.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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At first, the poster was happy to meet someone new and even adjusted the reservation to make space.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-year Treasury yield tracks expectations for the Fed’s rate policy, and has swiftly dropped as markets have adjusted to the prospect of rate cuts.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Italy led 1-0 deep into second half stoppage time before England equalized and then clinched the victory with a 119th-minute goal.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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That’s the extent to which Netzer was considered the key man beforehand, but his poor form eventually cost him a place in the West German starting XI, and the side compensated for his absence through discipline and energy rather than flair.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Equated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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