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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
Kirill Kudryavtsev | Via Reuters President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Thursday as the countries look to resume trade talks.
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The Stars fired coach Peter DeBoer, who has owned his counterpart Jared Bednar in the playoffs.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
The French president met with his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday as Emmanuel Macron continued his weeklong trip to Southeast Asia focused on strengthening regional ties in an increasingly unstable global landscape.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
These organizations serve about 30 million Americans across all 50 states but are typically under-resourced compared to their counterparts at major health systems.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Sara Salinas, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The Stars fired coach Peter DeBoer, who has owned his counterpart Jared Bednar in the playoffs.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
The French president met with his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday as Emmanuel Macron continued his weeklong trip to Southeast Asia focused on strengthening regional ties in an increasingly unstable global landscape.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
These organizations serve about 30 million Americans across all 50 states but are typically under-resourced compared to their counterparts at major health systems.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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Changing the twins to look nothing like one another actually leads to one of the best jokes in the film.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Using their special abilities, the twins and their flying friends embark on exciting adventures, working together to rescue other dragons.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The strike hinges on a single issue: SAG-AFTRA’s strong concerns regarding consent and compensation for the use of AI replicas.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Infantino has appeared at Trump's rallies, dined with him at Davos, and even presented him with a replica of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy — now displayed in the Oval Office.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Aerial images of the area show many houses still standing but without roofs.—
Omar Albam,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Fruit is sourced using a blend of Dijon clone grapes grown in the Napa Valley and harvested during the last three weeks of September 2022.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Investigators suspect the perpetrators used artificial intelligence to clone Wiles’ voice.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The upload continued with an intimate picture of Chris cradling a baby to his chest, a snap of the family coloring at a kitchen table, and one of Chris and his two daughters with a horse.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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There was a picture on somebody’s Instagram with a side-by-side of him and me.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Even without all that, L.A. has a raft of problems on its hands, and the close-up at the moment is not a pretty portrait.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Rosenheim believes that early photographic portraits empowered working-class Americans.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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