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
Even if parity is the goal of the NFL and every major men’s professional sports league, the women’s tournament shouldn’t chase that standard.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Saunders also speaks frequently about equity and parity at the top of organizations, and the confidence leaders need to fully own their value.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
After trading at a steep discount to Brent crude, Urals oil nearly reached parity with the global benchmark.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
That victory left Highlands Ranch as the last team standing in a parity-laden 6A field with as many as 10 teams that could make a run at the title when the playoffs started.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Saunders also speaks frequently about equity and parity at the top of organizations, and the confidence leaders need to fully own their value.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
After trading at a steep discount to Brent crude, Urals oil nearly reached parity with the global benchmark.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
That victory left Highlands Ranch as the last team standing in a parity-laden 6A field with as many as 10 teams that could make a run at the title when the playoffs started.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 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
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Programs in Michigan prisons range from high school equivalency and special education to trades like welding, robotics and commercial truck driving.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 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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Its Ten-Point Plan calls for a secular democratic republic, a non-nuclear Iran, gender equality, separation of religion and state, a free-market economy, peaceful coexistence with the world, and recognition of the rights of Iran’s diverse nationalities within a unified country.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Having previously curated the Cinéma du réel festival in Paris and EntreVues Belfort International Festival, Hinstin helped Locarno ramp up gender equality as female directors represented almost 40% of the selection in 2019.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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