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Recent Examples of equivalence The curators wanted to include pictures of the victims and artifacts on loan from the cities; however, opponents argued these elements were offensive to veterans and portrayed a false moral equivalence between America and Japan’s actions during the war. Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 Those who believe there is a moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas are either dangerously naive or intentionally blind. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025 To this end, campaigners forged an equivalence between taking sugar and drinking human blood. Literary Hub, 29 July 2025 Trump has repeatedly drawn an equivalence between the Russia controversy and the Epstein case, suggesting both amounted to conspiracy-mongering by his political opponents. Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for equivalence
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • However law associations on both sides of the Atlantic have warned the boycott is likely to violate equality laws.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • She is also recognized for her activism in support of inclusion, gender equality, and Afro-Latino representation.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Equivalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalence. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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