as in identical
resembling another in every respect
in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity
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Recent Examples of coequal
John Kruzel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The principle of checks and balances is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Leading Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), have urged Trump to respect the federal judiciary as a coequal separate branch of government and to heed its rulings.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Because today, the Supreme Court acted as a legitimate coequal branch of government, a legitimate check on executive branch overreach.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Constitution set up a separation of powers among the federal government's coequal executive, legislative and judicial branches.
—John Kruzel, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The principle of checks and balances is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Leading Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), have urged Trump to respect the federal judiciary as a coequal separate branch of government and to heed its rulings.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Because today, the Supreme Court acted as a legitimate coequal branch of government, a legitimate check on executive branch overreach.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
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Recent studies show that unemployment rates for men aged 22 to 27 with or without college degrees are nearly identical.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 July 2025
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No two rooms are ever identical and each location is engrained in its individual neighborhood, with Blind Tiger being no different.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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While midsize data centers typically use 300,000 gallons daily, comparable to consumption by 1,000 households, large-scale facilities such as those recently built or planned in Texas can consume as much as 4.5 million gallons daily.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka now face 20 percent, down from the earlier 37 percent and 47 percent and now comparable to that for Vietnam’s 20 percent announced in July.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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Losing patience with Putin, Trump has accused his Russian counterpart of being open to a ceasefire during private conversations, only to carry out attacks on Ukraine afterward.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Those traits are evident now in his younger counterpart.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Rounding off the league’s national TV offerings is TBS, which is averaging 358,000 viewers per outing with its non-exclusive Tuesday night telecasts, good for a 17% lift compared to the analogous period in 2024.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The judge found that California did not present evidence of any historically analogous laws, finding that the laws the state did cite were not similar enough.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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While geese and sandhill cranes have similar parenting styles, allowing their hatchlings to be fairly independent, Lacy noted unique challenges that come with this unusual family dynamic.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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But ultimately, Ford was plagued with special charges including $570 million related to a recall and a similar amouth for canceling an electric vehicle.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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That same year, Judge Sheindlin passed the New York bar exam and started working as a corporate attorney for a cosmetics company.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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Elsewhere there are meningitis vaccines stored up; same with yellow fever vaccines.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Sixth Street, Austin’s Bourbon Street equivalent, has a reputation for rowdyness and violence.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The success of Permission to Dance on Stage (Live) is largely thanks to those 36,000 pure purchases, but when including the sales of individual tunes from its tracklist and streaming activity, the live effort moved a total of 43,000 equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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