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
There's enough parity in the league and a lack of separation among contenders that whichever club acts more aggressively by 6 p.m. ET on Thursday could gain enough momentum to ride to the World Series.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Such a deal would give it parity with Vietnam, which has enjoyed EU market access under the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) since 2020.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
Strengthening the state’s mental health parity law enacted in 2019, SB 10 enables the state to issue fines up to $625,000 if insurance companies do not comply.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Majorities in both the Democratic and Republican parities and every religious group that was polled also said churches should avoid political endorsements.
—Lauren Costantino
updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Such a deal would give it parity with Vietnam, which has enjoyed EU market access under the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) since 2020.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
Strengthening the state’s mental health parity law enacted in 2019, SB 10 enables the state to issue fines up to $625,000 if insurance companies do not comply.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Majorities in both the Democratic and Republican parities and every religious group that was polled also said churches should avoid political endorsements.
—Lauren Costantino
updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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Traditional testing models like equivalence partitioning or boundary analysis must now be complemented with new approaches tailored to AI behavior.—
Pradeep Govindasamy,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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There can be no equivalence between terrorists and their victims.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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New York’s century-old substantial equivalency standards were designed to ensure that all students — in public, private, and religious schools — receive at least a minimally adequate education in core subjects.—
Adina Mermelstein Konikoff,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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This funding supports adult learners, who, for whatever reason, may not be fully proficient in reading, may need more education to be prepared for the workforce, may need help completing high school or high school equivalency.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
16 July 2025
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Decades later, her daughter Tulip faces her own moment of reckoning in 1992 Chicago, as the ripples of her mother’s choices shape her path in America’s ongoing fight for equality.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Power 4 conference can unlock creativity, ensure fair competition at the highest level, create equality and drive college athletics into the future.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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