as in comparable
resembling or being like another in meaning
The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."
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Recent Examples of synonymous
Though Rihanna skipped last year's Met Gala due to an unexpected bout of the flu, her name is practically synonymous with the event due to her staunch commitment to its themes throughout the years.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 May 2025
After providing a stunning backdrop to Jackson’s movies, New Zealand became synonymous with author J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, with tourists flocking to the country to see the filming locations.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
In 1990, Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City near 18th & Vine, a once-vibrant neighborhood synonymous with nightlife during the Jazz age.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The sketch of T’Challa, featuring a colorful costume that’s nothing like the ebony bodysuit that has become synonymous with the hero, is just one of many extremely rare pieces of art that fans won’t be able to see up close anywhere but at the Skirball center.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 May 2025
After providing a stunning backdrop to Jackson’s movies, New Zealand became synonymous with author J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, with tourists flocking to the country to see the filming locations.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
In 1990, Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City near 18th & Vine, a once-vibrant neighborhood synonymous with nightlife during the Jazz age.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The sketch of T’Challa, featuring a colorful costume that’s nothing like the ebony bodysuit that has become synonymous with the hero, is just one of many extremely rare pieces of art that fans won’t be able to see up close anywhere but at the Skirball center.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonymous
Adjective
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Through the first five weeks of the second quarter, Texas Roadhouse said its comparable sales at company restaurants increased 5% year over year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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One that’s more demonstrable in the industry than other comparable examples of societal laziness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The creator replaced it with a nearly identical bronze statue shortly after, but moved its location to private property nearby and attached it to concrete and metal rods.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2025
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Hippler filed a separate, nearly identical order specific to the defense.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2025
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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonymous. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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