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
National guidelines outline what’s missing in that equation.
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April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
That independence, Pierce says, keeps short-term pressures out of the equation.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
With Shams expanding the technical side of that equation, Sharjah is effectively creating an ecosystem where storytelling and entrepreneurship reinforce each other.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Redistricting further complicates Democrats’ equations.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
That independence, Pierce says, keeps short-term pressures out of the equation.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
With Shams expanding the technical side of that equation, Sharjah is effectively creating an ecosystem where storytelling and entrepreneurship reinforce each other.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Redistricting further complicates Democrats’ equations.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equation
Noun
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There can be no equivalences drawn between the two political extremes in this country, especially when one extreme is led by a man who rarely speaks without lying.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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That false equivalence, Sadeghi noted, is part of a broader retrieval problem.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cramer has another analogy about investing in meme stocks.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Archery elk hunting is a good analogy for life.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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As at many schools, CAMP at Millersville is also linked with programs that help migrant students earn their high school equivalency diplomas, known as HEP.—
Jordan Owens,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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