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Recent Examples of equivalence There’s moral equivalence, and then there’s a total moral inversion. The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025 Combating antisemitism should not come at the cost of distorting reality or creating false equivalences. Yinam Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Her characters, buffeted by the era’s fluctuating currencies, inherited this crisis of equivalence. Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 There is no moral equivalence here. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for equivalence
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Noun
  • Substantial equivalency is a simple, common-sense standard.
    David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The proficiency test is a five-part state exam held several times a year, or a higher level equivalency test for those not living in Italy.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • America has been going through revolutionary changes ever since its birth and the promise of equality for all, which wasn't fulfilled until years later, Buffett said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 May 2025
  • All proceeds from the trip will go towards Variety Cares, the company’s nonprofit foundation, which supports initiatives striving for clean oceans, gender equality, and education.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025

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

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