Thesaurus results for EQUIVALENTS

equivalents

noun

plural of equivalent

as in counterparts

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 Bose pros Bose products are known for their rich sound, and although Bose is a top audio equipment brand, many of them are more affordable than Sonos equivalents. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 In addition, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and, thus, sound similar. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 As of December, Gossamer has $137 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, enough to fund the company into the first quarter of 2027. —

Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Girl in America became her first album to chart on the Billboard 200 chart with 26,900 unit equivalents, opening at Number 22. —

Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 Are heavier printers better than their lightweight equivalents? —

David English, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026 The changes would mean reductions of almost 8,4000 positions and about 9,4000 full-time equivalents (FTEs). —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Berkshire reported more than $370 billion in cash equivalents on the books at year-end, largely held in Treasury bills. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies. —

Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Their Democratic counterparts have often lagged in comparison.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Their strategy was defensive in nature (as indicated by the Maginot Line), and their tanks were designed accordingly, featuring heavier armor and larger guns than their British, German, and Soviet counterparts.

— Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026