as in equivalence
the consideration of two or more things as equal
The speech deftly made an equation between the values of self-sacrifice and those of patriotism.
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Recent Examples of equation
North Carolina is part of that equation given its toss-up status.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
California can still get this right, but only if patient choice remains part of the equation.
—Scott Suckow, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Rojas was in spring training competing for the club's 26th roster spot, but a suspension would take him out of the equation and put his future in question.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s a safe haven for me, so the idea of those not existing—that’s just not part of the equation in my lifetime.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
California can still get this right, but only if patient choice remains part of the equation.
—Scott Suckow, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Rojas was in spring training competing for the club's 26th roster spot, but a suspension would take him out of the equation and put his future in question.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s a safe haven for me, so the idea of those not existing—that’s just not part of the equation in my lifetime.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equation
Noun
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For an analogy, look back on the introduction of search engines, which led to a massive cut in the time needed to do research and get answers.—
Peter Cappelli,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Arteta has used the analogy that the positional grouping of injuries is like ‘buying tickets’ for more fitness problems down the line, an image that has proven to be apt across almost every area of his squad.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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