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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done
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2
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form
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Recent Examples of counterpart
The models in all-black clothes walked closely behind their more colorful counterparts, mimicking their gestures and creating the illusion of a shadow.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The right thing to do would be to end this paragraph with the 6,000 exoplanet discovery counterpart to 51 Pegasi b, but that's unfortunately not possible.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As part of that mission, Cox made appearances alongside his Democratic counterparts to promote a healthier dialogue.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump officials and their British counterparts are also set to announce efforts to advance defense technology.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The right thing to do would be to end this paragraph with the 6,000 exoplanet discovery counterpart to 51 Pegasi b, but that's unfortunately not possible.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As part of that mission, Cox made appearances alongside his Democratic counterparts to promote a healthier dialogue.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump officials and their British counterparts are also set to announce efforts to advance defense technology.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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The addictive opioid drug is 50 times more potent than morphine and can trigger a fatal overdose with as little as 2 milligrams, the equivalent of a few grains of salt.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The heft of batteries means EVs are generally a few hundred kilograms heavier than their fossil fuel equivalents.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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And the data center blueprints running on Omniverse provide a digital twin for the design, construction, and operation of an AI data center, or AI factory as Nvidia refers to them.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to executive producing, Pressly will play the twins’ mom, Roda.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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There is also an actual mechanical shark that visitors can manipulate, albeit a scale replica.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Deepfakes and synthetic voice clones are now attack vectors.—
Jason Crawforth,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both his African heritage and his new exploration of the verisimilitudes and vagaries of New York City life paint the ongoing development of The Watchman, sometimes featured as the key figure as in the monumental portrait, AH!—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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