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one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
that huge mansion at the end of the street is the equivalent of five ordinary houses
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Recent Examples of equivalents
Attrition rates among offshore employees can run significantly higher than their onshore equivalents, not because the talent is weaker, but because the employment experience often is.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Radiators and solar arrays can consume 65 to 70 percent of total satellite mass, and space-grade photovoltaics run orders of magnitude more expensive than terrestrial equivalents.
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 June 2026
The Royals lack the pitching equivalents of what Jensen was, potential candidates for next year’s rotation in the upper minors.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Models like Mythos are unique today, but history is clear that open-weight equivalents will follow.
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Philip Martin,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
How different to the NASA equivalents at Cape Canaveral (then Cape Kennedy) and Houston, which were already well established in the national lexicon by the late '60s.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
This comes in a lot cheaper than the Volvo EX60, but the latter is faster than its Tesla equivalents, with more range and faster charging.
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James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Foundayo uses a different active ingredient than Lilly's blockbuster injectables Mounjaro and Zepbound, while Novo's Wegovy pill is essentially an extension of the company's injectable equivalents.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Radiators and solar arrays can consume 65 to 70 percent of total satellite mass, and space-grade photovoltaics run orders of magnitude more expensive than terrestrial equivalents.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
11 June 2026
The Royals lack the pitching equivalents of what Jensen was, potential candidates for next year’s rotation in the upper minors.
—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Models like Mythos are unique today, but history is clear that open-weight equivalents will follow.
—
Philip Martin,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
How different to the NASA equivalents at Cape Canaveral (then Cape Kennedy) and Houston, which were already well established in the national lexicon by the late '60s.
—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
This comes in a lot cheaper than the Volvo EX60, but the latter is faster than its Tesla equivalents, with more range and faster charging.
—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Foundayo uses a different active ingredient than Lilly's blockbuster injectables Mounjaro and Zepbound, while Novo's Wegovy pill is essentially an extension of the company's injectable equivalents.
—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalents
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In an April 9 letter to their downstream counterparts, the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming warned that using water from their smaller reservoirs to bolster Lake Powell risks jobs and tourism in their states.
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Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts.
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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“Equivalents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalents. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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