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
Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But this dynamic accelerates the decline of Congress as a coequal branch of government, further shifting power to the presidency.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The purpose of the pardon is to be used as a check against the other coequal branches of government to protect people from being unfairly punished or having their rights otherwise deprived without due process.
—Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But this dynamic accelerates the decline of Congress as a coequal branch of government, further shifting power to the presidency.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
Adjective
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After the meeting wrapped, the three companies issued nearly identical statements.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Spirit 70’s hood wears a version of the Porsche crest nearly identical to the badging used in 1963.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If Villa prepare assiduously to burst out of the blocks at home, then the inverse is often true on the road, comparable to a marathon runner who is unsure of their durability in the last few miles.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The past two comparable moves in this small-investor proxy, in November 2022 and March 2022, led to stiff near-term declines in the basket within weeks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Harvard’s 2017 and 2020 youth polls, congressional Democrats had significantly higher approval ratings than their GOP counterparts or Trump.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2025
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The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is analogous to our preventative and detective cybersecurity tools.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to deny the indigenous peoples of the Andes access to coca, as Smithsonian anthropologist Catherine Allen has written, are not analogous to outlawing, for example, beer in Germany, coffee in the Middle East, or betel chewing in India.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Three other states – Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wyoming – have enacted similar laws in recent months.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Wracked with guilt over Su-ho’s injuries, Si-eun enters Weak Hero Class 2 determined not to let another friend suffer a similar, gruesome fate.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In that same YouGov poll from 2024, more than a third of respondents admitted to having disagreements with others about dishwashing best practices.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today, that same principle is under threat in Ukraine, and the U.S. risks repeating past mistakes.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At the current sales pace, that is equivalent to a 4-month supply, which is still on the lean side.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emissions from the plant have trended down sharply in recent years, plummeting from 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2011 to 1.2 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tracking tool.—
Jeremy Cox,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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