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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
By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Ancient book clasps — used to keep manuscript tomes shut — were uncovered at the site, along with styli, the medieval equivalents of pens and pencils.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Just be forewarned that soundbars that support Atmos usually cost several hundred dollars more than their non-Atmos equivalents.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.
—Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 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
James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Ancient book clasps — used to keep manuscript tomes shut — were uncovered at the site, along with styli, the medieval equivalents of pens and pencils.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Just be forewarned that soundbars that support Atmos usually cost several hundred dollars more than their non-Atmos equivalents.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Using employees – the number of people – rather than full-time equivalents makes these numbers difficult to compare directly with EPA’s budget proposals.
—Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalents
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The festival's institutional partners are Brown-Forman, the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and the Owsley Brown II Philanthropic Foundation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last summer, following Mamdani’s stunning primary victory, many friends and colleagues were anxious that this Democratic candidate was too liberal, too anti-business, too inexperienced for the global stage, and simply too young.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Equivalents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalents. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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