as in similar
having qualities in common
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Recent Examples of comparable
An incident report obtained by the outlet noted that the toe was comparable in size to that of an adult man.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 July 2025
That's comparable to the detonation of a large nuclear weapon.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 July 2025
Yes, Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 July 2025
The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 8 July 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 July 2025
That's comparable to the detonation of a large nuclear weapon.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 July 2025
Yes, Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 July 2025
The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for comparable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
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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
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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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Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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As such, Sepinwall wrote that viewers shouldn’t be surprised if a future episode lampoons the left.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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