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 The Royals lack the pitching equivalents of what Jensen was, potential candidates for next year’s rotation in the upper minors. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Though Uruguay has officially won two World Cups, its team features four stars on its crest because FIFA recognizes its two Olympic soccer championships in 1924 and 1928 as championship equivalents. —

Carlie Procell, USA Today, 9 June 2026 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 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

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Scoreless against Bosnia and Herzegovina for nearly 75 minutes on Thursday, Yakin’s changes following a hydration break broke the game wide open, as Switzerland defeated their European counterparts 4-1 in the second stage of Group B play in the FIFA World Cup.

— Josh Gross, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Now, a new study suggests that by using sound waves, neuromorphic devices can better mimic biological neurons and operate faster and with greater energy efficiency than their electronic counterparts.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026