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 Living by a maxim that equated failure with opportunity, Brees exhibited a knack for turning tribulation into triumph. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 People like to knock Nolan’s screenwriting, which is often equated with dialogue. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026 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
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Verb
  • More than 72,000 immigration court cases also ended in voluntary departure so far in this fiscal year, compared with more than 35,000 the previous year.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Goals are expected in the Community Shield, with both teams to score priced at 8/13, compared with 5/4 for both sides not to find the net.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • And only from that place can the work be balanced and the results honest.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Discworld is a flat earth balanced on the backs of four elephants, which are in turn standing on an enormous turtle, Great A’Tuin.
    Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The team has adjusted its store design and merchandising, and the dispensary will feature locally relevant products from New York Brands.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Lancet Public Health study supports looking beyond the proportion of antibiotics that fall into each AWaRe category and paying closer attention to total antibiotic use adjusted for infectious disease burden.
    Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kate Faasse equalized for the Dash in the 42nd minute after Kiki Van Zanten’s shot deflected off North Carolina goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Seattle equalized in the 50th minute when Sally Menti collected a precise pass from Mia Fishel and fired past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Many of these people are poorly paid, but some, such as travel nurses, are highly compensated.
    Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That prompted Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman to write a new bill to penalize content creators and political committees if the creator fails to state they were compensated.
    Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Equated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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