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
Five years ago, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe were the names synonymous with soccer in America and women’s soccer as a whole.
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Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Long associated with major civic and religious ceremonies, the basilica offered a setting that reflected the stature Valentino held in Italy, not only as a couturier but as a cultural figure whose name became synonymous with elegance and beauty.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
But Vacancy, her first record solely under Interscope, doesn't completely abandon the self-possession and sensuality that's become synonymous with her sound.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Bay has directed and produced some of the most commercially successful films of all time, with his name becoming a synonymous with over-the-top, explosive action.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
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Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Long associated with major civic and religious ceremonies, the basilica offered a setting that reflected the stature Valentino held in Italy, not only as a couturier but as a cultural figure whose name became synonymous with elegance and beauty.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
But Vacancy, her first record solely under Interscope, doesn't completely abandon the self-possession and sensuality that's become synonymous with her sound.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Bay has directed and produced some of the most commercially successful films of all time, with his name becoming a synonymous with over-the-top, explosive action.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonymous
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the center of this movement is OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, whose generative AI models represent a general-purpose capability—comparable to the steam engine or electric motor—that can amplify nearly every form of knowledge work.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eldridge and Kubler took an identical boat with a 25-horsepower Evinrude e-Tec propeller-drive outboard.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Underrepresented faculty with lower research impact metrics are penalized more severely than non-underrepresented faculty peers with identical metrics.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonymous. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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