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 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 But England’s sixth and seventh-best sides routinely beat the equivalents from other leagues. —

Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 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 But Humira lost its patent protection in 2023, and biosimilars — essentially generic equivalents — have since come to market. —

Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 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

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Next week’s trip provides Xi yet another opportunity to present himself as a geopolitical power broker with direct lines to a diverse cast of counterparts.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
The Harvard Apple Women’s Health Study noted in a May 2025 update that women who exercise regularly show lower all-cause mortality than male counterparts at equivalent activity levels.

— Allison Palmer June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026