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Recent Examples of equivalency The Alternative Learning Opportunities program helps individuals looking to earn a high school equivalency prepare for the exam needed to earn it and look into postsecondary options. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 Their route to walking across the stage to receive a diploma might have taken some detours and extra years, but the joy in earning a high school diploma or equivalency certificate was evident at the Poway Adult School’s 60th annual commencement ceremony. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 Just three days before the debate upended Biden’s campaign, the New York Times drew equivalency between concerns about his age and the accuracy of videos being circulated by Republicans. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025 Leaving prison with $20 and a high school equivalency certificate, Fauteck straightened up. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for equivalency
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Noun
  • There can be no equivalence between terrorists and their victims.
    Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Instead of asking which picture is better, transitivity is about equivalence.
    Olga Lazareva, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Each story like his is a milestone that honors equality, dignity, and inclusion.
    Dynishal Gross, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
  • Until recently, women’s soccer outside the United States had a relatively short history which, at least in the popular imagination, was defined as much by the fight for equality off the pitch as any match on it.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 July 2025

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“Equivalency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalency. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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