analogue

variants or analog
as in image
formal something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu

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Recent Examples of analogue In a recent paper submitted to the journal Astrobiology, scientists scoured Earth for potential analogues to Martian environments, searching for methanogens thriving in conditions similar to those on Mars. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 At Tate Modern on the Southbank, art lovers seeking an analogue, pre-Internet experience should check out ‘Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet’. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The motifs and landscapes were drawn from analogue photographs taken by Thuesen over the past decade. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 But Simmons spends much of the film trapped in an Art Nouveau dome behind Saw-green glass, incapacitated by a magical mist wielded by the film’s Scarlet Witch analogue. Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for analogue
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Noun
  • Aerial images captured by drones are loaded onto maps made with geographic information system (GIS) technology.
    Ryan Lanclos, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • While Doherty's image wasn't included in the broadcast, she is included in the official In Memoriam database on The Academy's website.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Institute’s Democratic counterpart, the National Democratic Institute, faces a similar challenge.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Research shows that Black women are 50% less likely to be diagnosed with the condition than their white counterparts.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On Sunday, March 2, the celebrity chef, 58, shared a photo of himself lounging on a green couch underneath a portrait of famed restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump that shows her in a similar position.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Scott is magnificent in the role, but this is no simple rah-rah portrait of a true American hero.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of a carbon plate, the Endorphin Speed features a less aggressive nylon plate—and its slightly lower stack of bouncy foam won’t throw you off-balance when rounding sharp turns.
    Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Advanced Clean Fleets rule builds on a 2020 rule to mandate electric truck production, and is considered a linchpin in California’s efforts to combat climate change by improving air quality and transitioning to a carbon neutral economy powered with clean energy by 2045.
    Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In a striking parallel to the 1990s, epochal thinking about the potentialities of a high technology society has once again upended politics.
    Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made by History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The stadium and its development highlight certain parallels to the Bears’ proposal to buy and redevelop Arlington International Racecourse.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.
    Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Although the portrayal of a high-functioning autistic person can still feel clumsy, and at times disappointingly cartoonish, Christian celebrates his difference even more in The Accountant 2.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • His role shows a very realistic portrayal of the good, the bad, and the ugly of what a studio head has to deal with.
    Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • He was outfitted with a spit screen to prevent him from spitting on others.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Those flames, all the while, spit embers into strong winds and toward communities miles away.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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