as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
rules requiring that there be parity in what schools spend on men's and women's sports
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Recent Examples of parity
Since there’s parity, the two categories must match the number of nominees.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 May 2025
The current labor deal between the owners and players in Major League Baseball doesn’t expire until December of 2026, but already the battle over economic parity has heated up in the media.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
California has passed parity laws to put mental health on the same footing as physical health.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The league’s roster rules are curated to maintain competitive parity, and include facets like salary caps, international slots and a hard limit on how many players can earn above the annual senior maximum salary (as negotiated with its players union in collective bargaining).
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 May 2025
The current labor deal between the owners and players in Major League Baseball doesn’t expire until December of 2026, but already the battle over economic parity has heated up in the media.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
California has passed parity laws to put mental health on the same footing as physical health.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The league’s roster rules are curated to maintain competitive parity, and include facets like salary caps, international slots and a hard limit on how many players can earn above the annual senior maximum salary (as negotiated with its players union in collective bargaining).
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Substantial equivalency is a simple, common-sense standard.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The proficiency test is a five-part state exam held several times a year, or a higher level equivalency test for those not living in Italy.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Our client, Female Athletes United, is right to stand up for its members by challenging the state’s discriminatory policy and advocate for true equality in sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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Courage in politics reveals our fundamental cares—devotion to abstract principles such as equality, due process, and compassion.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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