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 number of women in lead roles nosedived to 37% among last year’s highest-grossing films, down about 10% from 2024 — a year in which the industry nearly reached gender parity.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Given these two chips' MSRPs, $299 for the Core Ultra 7 270K versus $589 for the Core Ultra 9 285K, the Ultra 7 270K Plus comes off as the all-around better option, assuming at least near-parity in performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Today, the global observance celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women while also lobbying for greater gender parity.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Despite the fact that mental health parity has been paused and Medicaid financing (responsible for more than a quarter of all behavioral health expenditures) is on the ropes, there are some promising recent developments on mental illness and addiction.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Given these two chips' MSRPs, $299 for the Core Ultra 7 270K versus $589 for the Core Ultra 9 285K, the Ultra 7 270K Plus comes off as the all-around better option, assuming at least near-parity in performance.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Today, the global observance celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women while also lobbying for greater gender parity.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Despite the fact that mental health parity has been paused and Medicaid financing (responsible for more than a quarter of all behavioral health expenditures) is on the ropes, there are some promising recent developments on mental illness and addiction.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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His disturbing and bloody rhetoric created a twisted equivalence between violent crime and immigrants, most of whom come here to work, raise families and contribute to our population growth and economy.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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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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Bass said the allegations of abuse against Chavez do not diminish the work of farm workers and activists who fought for the rights of workers, equality for Latinos and for a stronger nation for everyone.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The manosphere’s celebration of Kamala Harris’ defeat — framed not just as a political victory but as a rejection of female leadership itself — reflects a broader erosion of gender equality.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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