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
The only team based in Florida to never reach the NFL’s biggest game, Jacksonville now stands among the legit Super Bowl contenders, deep into an NFL regular season characterized by greater competitive parity.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Santana, one of two All-Colorado selections on the team along with senior running back/linebacker Emmitt Munson, excelled the rest of the year as the Panthers made a run to the Class 3A title in a parity-laden field.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Something that may well never be repeated in a league that strives to create parity.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
The Thunder won the NBA title last year, and superficially, the team’s rise to the top validates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ’s strategy to value parity over dynasties.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Santana, one of two All-Colorado selections on the team along with senior running back/linebacker Emmitt Munson, excelled the rest of the year as the Panthers made a run to the Class 3A title in a parity-laden field.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Something that may well never be repeated in a league that strives to create parity.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
The Thunder won the NBA title last year, and superficially, the team’s rise to the top validates NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ’s strategy to value parity over dynasties.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, most charter yachts still follow a traditional layout with cabins of unequal size, often leading to an inconsistent guest experience that falls short of today’s expectations for equality and refinement.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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From where did Friend’s ideals of equality and liberty grow?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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