as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
as long as there's a rough equivalency in the armaments of the two countries, neither is likely to attack the other
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Recent Examples of equivalency
For adults wanting to change careers, the state offers free services to support preparing for high school equivalency tests and post-secondary education.
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
Wilkerson, Wilson said, attended Edison High School in Lake Station and later got her general equivalency diploma through Portage’s adult education program.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For next gen startups with less invasive or temporary implants, demonstrating clinical equivalency to more expensive implants could usher in more nuanced assessment of value.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
New York’s century-old substantial equivalency standards were designed to ensure that all students — in public, private, and religious schools — receive at least a minimally adequate education in core subjects.
—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
Wilkerson, Wilson said, attended Edison High School in Lake Station and later got her general equivalency diploma through Portage’s adult education program.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For next gen startups with less invasive or temporary implants, demonstrating clinical equivalency to more expensive implants could usher in more nuanced assessment of value.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
New York’s century-old substantial equivalency standards were designed to ensure that all students — in public, private, and religious schools — receive at least a minimally adequate education in core subjects.
—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalency
Noun
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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His disturbing and bloody rhetoric created a twisted equivalence between violent crime and immigrants, most of whom come here to work, raise families and contribute to our population growth and economy.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Safety and equality mean everything to me, especially when in India.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Equivalency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalency. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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