equivalents

Definition of equivalentsnext
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 In addition, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and, thus, sound similar. Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 As of December, Gossamer has $137 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, enough to fund the company into the first quarter of 2027. Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Girl in America became her first album to chart on the Billboard 200 chart with 26,900 unit equivalents, opening at Number 22. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 Are heavier printers better than their lightweight equivalents? David English, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026 The changes would mean reductions of almost 8,4000 positions and about 9,4000 full-time equivalents (FTEs). Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Berkshire reported more than $370 billion in cash equivalents on the books at year-end, largely held in Treasury bills. Yun Li, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies. Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 Short-term money market funds and cash equivalents can offer places to hide from the volatility. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • Orbán had vetoed the bill after initially agreeing to it, enraging EU officials and counterparts across the 27-nation bloc.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The committee is held by a slim Republican majority of 13, two ahead of their Democratic counterparts.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cubans living in South Florida overwhelmingly support some form of military intervention in their home country, according to a new poll published Thursday by CBS Miami partners at The Miami Herald.
    Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Officials are looking for partners to help build World Cup stadiums, rather than handing millions to sports stars.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • Their decisions came the day before the House returned to Washington and as both faced the prospect of being expelled from the chamber by their colleagues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his colleagues in other states are reportedly scrutinizing the merger and considering legal action to block it.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Equivalents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalents. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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