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
The price volatility matters in this equation, too.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Avoiding window treatment trends that have gone out of fashion is certainly part of the equation, but starting off on the right foot is just as imperative.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Hence, the team decided to take the guesswork out of the equation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Smoother lugs, softer finishing, and beveled edges are also part of the new equation for the Big Bang.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Avoiding window treatment trends that have gone out of fashion is certainly part of the equation, but starting off on the right foot is just as imperative.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Hence, the team decided to take the guesswork out of the equation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Smoother lugs, softer finishing, and beveled edges are also part of the new equation for the Big Bang.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for equation
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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Here’s an analogy, which may be bad.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement In her performance, monet imagined an interaction between King and renowned American jazz drummer Max Roach, offering musicmaking as an analogy for changemaking.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
20 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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