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 panel will also address the question of brands moving into microdrama, as the format is projected by some analysts to reach box office parity with Hollywood releases this year.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In reality, this technology's benefits would extend far beyond providing mere typing speed parity.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Fishing for a compliment Going just by the standings, parity has been the name of the game so far.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
That parity masks the significant gains women have recently made in the labor market.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In reality, this technology's benefits would extend far beyond providing mere typing speed parity.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Fishing for a compliment Going just by the standings, parity has been the name of the game so far.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
That parity masks the significant gains women have recently made in the labor market.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
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So proving this equivalence would instantly confirm much of the topological power that Bar-Natan and van der Veen ascribe to their new invariant.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The center currently provides adult education, including English language classes and high school equivalency programs, but residents say that's only a fraction of what's needed.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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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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Their film, created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective during oppressive times, aims to challenge the ongoing expulsion and propose a vision of equality.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the civil rights movement neared its end in the 1960s, legal equality was no longer enough to sustain the same level of political urgency.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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