as in similar
having qualities in common
solving a crime and diagnosing a disease are corresponding tasks: they both require a meticulous search for clues
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as in writing
to engage in an exchange of written messages
old friends who have been corresponding for years
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as in coinciding
to be in agreement on every point
the menu for the wedding banquet corresponds exactly with everyone's special requests
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Recent Examples of corresponding
Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
For specific parade routes, click the link on the corresponding parade.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
To combat all the injuries, the Chiefs have made a number of corresponding moves as the team juggles starters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Look for your corresponding model number, and that's it!
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
For specific parade routes, click the link on the corresponding parade.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Employers must act now to download Historic Records Reports and retain them with corresponding Forms I-9 for audit preparedness.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
To combat all the injuries, the Chiefs have made a number of corresponding moves as the team juggles starters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corresponding
Adjective
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The Dominicana is a gorgeous drink, a showstopper, directionally similar to the White Russian but a different experience altogether.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, this feels similar to the initial boom and subsequent contraction of the sports betting and ancillary sports betting content industries, a trajectory that began with a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal law banning sports betting in most states.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bangladeshis haven’t hesitated to weigh in, writing hundreds of emails saying that anyone running for office must meet certain educational thresholds.—
Saif Hasnat Atul Loke,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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He's been writing about the NBA since 2009 on a variety of websites.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The study show that a major volcanic pulse occurred about 30,000 years before the impact, coinciding with at least a 5 degrees cooling of the climate.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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And, coinciding with the holiday, the space station could easily double as Santa's sleigh to innocent eyes.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In a typical breeding pair, one bird has two copies of the standard version, analogous to the XX genotype in humans.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, the ocean being an extension of our lungs, also the tides, the currents as kind of analogous to a circulatory system, circulating the nutrients around the body of the Earth, etc.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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When done correctly, the result should increasingly feel like working 1-1 with an instructor, but without the inconvenience of conforming to the instructor's schedule or competing for time and attention with other students.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Pew previously conducted two similar studies in 2007 and 2014 using a different methodology than the current study; some measures in the poll are not comparable to previous studies.—
Jennifer Agiesta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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That slightly positive metric ended eight consecutive quarters of comparable sales declines.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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By then, Penn State was already on its way to the Big Ten, with the Presidents of the league’s Universities agreeing in June 1990 to make the Nittany Lions the conference’s 11th school.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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By halfway through the 2025 ceremony, the internet was pretty unanimous in agreeing that Glaser ate and left no crumbs.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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Kerry Taylor Auctions and Maurice Auction will host a unique sale in Paris that day, consisting entirely of Martin Margiela’s early work, with pieces from 1988 to 1994.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
16 Dec. 2024
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In 2003, a new McNuggets recipe, consisting only of white meat chicken, was released, McDonald's said.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Corresponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corresponding. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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