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as in to equate
to describe as similar
reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster
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as in to identify
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods
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Recent Examples of compare
And how are scientists accurately comparing current weather data to information that was recorded decades ago?
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Patients on the drug had a 35% slower decline over 18 months compared with the placebo group.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
There have been about 64 flu hospitalizations for every 100,000 people so far this season, according to CDC data through February 1, compared with about 44 Covid hospitalizations for every 100,000 people.
—Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
List of Staff Revealed The lawsuit, submitted by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, compares Musk's role to that of the former British colonial rulers of America.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
Patients on the drug had a 35% slower decline over 18 months compared with the placebo group.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
There have been about 64 flu hospitalizations for every 100,000 people so far this season, according to CDC data through February 1, compared with about 44 Covid hospitalizations for every 100,000 people.
—Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
List of Staff Revealed The lawsuit, submitted by New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, compares Musk's role to that of the former British colonial rulers of America.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Aside from the lack of basic human compassion on display, this was a gross effort to equate diversity with incompetence.—
Ginger Cassady,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Doing this in the large helps to identify what works and doesn’t work in the long run.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The shooter, later identified by police as 43-year-old George C. Manning III, then allegedly abducted Giuliana Manning from the home, according to the highway patrol.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Thinking Game event was the second meeting of IRL Movie Club, a nationwide initiative to connect independent film communities through in-person screenings and conversations.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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But state workers like David Haug who already are in offices twice a week aren’t convinced two more days in person would present substantial opportunities to connect with colleagues.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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The keepers of the winter count are charged not only with recording new events but with relating the community’s history by translating the symbolized events to an oral performance.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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During the sketch, Thompson called out the fact that Darius and Murphy's Morgan, who wore a shimmery red jacket and a comically large gold medallion, seemed like they might be related.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Compare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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