nonequivalence

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Noun
  • Even in the absence of major unemployment shocks, inequality will likely increase as returns to capital exponentially outstrip those to labor.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Gwyneth Paltrow is getting called out for what critics are calling out-of-touch comments while discussing inequality of wealth.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Such an imbalance could wipe the turtles out, unless another menace gets there first.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • As its passengers seek other flights, there will be fewer overall seats available, creating a supply and demand imbalance.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Their results support the hypothesis that limiting trait similarity allows the establishment of non-native parakeets at the local scale by reducing competition with native species due to trait dissimilarity.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Each chapter is a head-spinning exercise in dissimilarity.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Inside, the metal drive-mode knob is treated to a red anodized finish, which also informs the color of the contrast stitching, seatbelts, headrest embroidery, and piping.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The directive repealed federal guidance that schools work to avoid racial disparities in school punishments.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Perhaps the fact that Reaves was that good and LeBron James had 23 points, six assists and three steals and the Lakers still lost by 18 is the best demonstration of the disparity between these teams.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • However, discrepancy is understandable due to the carcass coming ashore deflated, like a big creepy balloon with the air let out.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
  • The suggestion of a discrepancy is an insult, says the former soldier, who served in India’s brief 1999 war with neighbor and arch-rival Pakistan.
    Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?
    Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Nonequivalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonequivalence. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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