equivalents

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 The order exempts stops at ports of entry, checkpoints and other functional equivalents of the border. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The company held almost $132 billion in cash, equivalents and short-term investments at the end of June. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 The launch comes amid an ongoing, and often confusing, debate over the merits of tokenized deposits versus stablecoins, which are another form of dollar equivalents long embraced by the crypto industry. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 In the summer of 2026, Ukraine also targeted multiple warehouses belonging to the Russian companies Wildberries and Ozon, which are Russia’s Amazon equivalents. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 The analysis looked at 32 brand-name drugs sold through TrumpRx that lacked generic or biosimilar equivalents. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The Pro editions of the software updater and password manager don’t do much beyond their free equivalents. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Harrelson and McConaughey’s fictional wives, played by Brittany Ishibashi and Natalie Martinez, respectively, roughly align with their real-world equivalents in physical appearance. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Confitex said Intertek testing found its washable products matched or exceeded the absorbency of disposable equivalents. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • But defense lawyer Wada said they were seldom used when the detention was shorter than two weeks, leaving minors to face similar conditions to their adult counterparts.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In another warning sign for Republicans, Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton both narrowly led their Republican counterparts, within the poll’s margin of error.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
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  • Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Equivalents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalents. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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