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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
Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.
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Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Lucid also promotes the vehicle with city and freeway MPGe equivalents of 114 and 109.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Cash and equivalents constitute 45% of total assets, providing the company with flexibility to make investments, pursue acquisitions, and navigate challenges.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For investors seeking low-risk access to liquidity, cash equivalents offer a stable and predictable solution.
—Matthew Fleming, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just have a large collection of rays supporting their fins.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Americans live shorter lives than their European equivalents, McClatchy News reported in April, but the trend of stagnant life expectancy appears to be afflicting European nations the same, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Lucid also promotes the vehicle with city and freeway MPGe equivalents of 114 and 109.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Cash and equivalents constitute 45% of total assets, providing the company with flexibility to make investments, pursue acquisitions, and navigate challenges.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For investors seeking low-risk access to liquidity, cash equivalents offer a stable and predictable solution.
—Matthew Fleming, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just have a large collection of rays supporting their fins.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Americans live shorter lives than their European equivalents, McClatchy News reported in April, but the trend of stagnant life expectancy appears to be afflicting European nations the same, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalents
Noun
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Manchester City have not spread the load in the same way as some of their counterparts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Burros need to consume much more plant material than their native grazing counterparts, like bighorn sheep or mule deer, due to their less efficient digestive systems.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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More than 2,600 rallies are planned Saturday in cities large and small, organized by hundreds of coalition partners.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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In our district, parents are partners in education.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Equivalents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalents. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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