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as in metaphors
a way of describing or explaining one thing by means of describing another with which it shares certain points or qualities
The teacher used the analogy of a common pipeline to explain bandwidth on the Internet.
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as in similarities
resemblance in certain points or qualities between two or more otherwise unlike things
The study made note of analogies between human and ape social behavior.
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Recent Examples of analogies
This involves sharing only essential details, simplifying complex ideas with analogies, and prioritizing influencing action over mere information delivery.
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William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But that sort of honesty is far superior to relying on analogies that mask rather than reveal the court’s genuine commitments.
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Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
These analogies can also apply to the teams involved.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But upcoming listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are big enough and systemically important enough to the market that those analogies may not apply.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The psychologist found these analogies interesting.
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Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Those are harsh analogies but not wholly inapt ones.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
Klemperer also noticed how often Nazi propaganda used sports analogies and superlatives to make its point.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
The storylines and analogies Brown uses vary in familiarity.
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Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But that sort of honesty is far superior to relying on analogies that mask rather than reveal the court’s genuine commitments.
—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2026
These analogies can also apply to the teams involved.
—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But upcoming listings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are big enough and systemically important enough to the market that those analogies may not apply.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The psychologist found these analogies interesting.
—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Those are harsh analogies but not wholly inapt ones.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
Klemperer also noticed how often Nazi propaganda used sports analogies and superlatives to make its point.
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Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
The storylines and analogies Brown uses vary in familiarity.
—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
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Gyllenhaal’s movie took heat for wanting to be too many things at once, but this is one of The Bell Jar’s central metaphors.
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The face’s centrality to social life is inscribed in our language, in the metaphors that betray our world view.
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The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
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When asked to address this perception, May pointed to the similarities of the game now, and the success of former Florida coach Billy Donovan, who has had a long run with Oklahoma City and Chicago.
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But none of that has happened, and Hamas rejected a new disarmament proposal in March that would force it to give up its tunnel network as well as rockets, heavy munitions, explosive devices and assault rifles before any Israel withdrawal.
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This one from Amazon is only $36 and can keep your devices charged for up to one week on a single charge.
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Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.
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Among them are selfie sticks (or equivalents), oversized hats, clothing bearing political statements and large flags.
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“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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