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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
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.
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Jordan Owens, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
For adults wanting to change careers, the state offers free services to support preparing for high school equivalency tests and post-secondary education.
—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
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Jordan Owens, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
For adults wanting to change careers, the state offers free services to support preparing for high school equivalency tests and post-secondary education.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalency
Noun
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So proving this equivalence would instantly confirm much of the topological power that Bar-Natan and van der Veen ascribe to their new invariant.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Their film, created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective during oppressive times, aims to challenge the ongoing expulsion and propose a vision of equality.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the civil rights movement neared its end in the 1960s, legal equality was no longer enough to sustain the same level of political urgency.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Equivalency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalency. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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