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as in equivalents
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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as in pictures
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 counterparts
For the research, the scientists searched for lambda hyperons and their antimatter counterparts, antilambdas.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Cabot experienced firsthand the extremity of public shaming that women have long experienced when in the negative spotlight of the media, one their male counterparts often seem to avoid.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Workers ages 18 to 49 with student loans have nest eggs about 20% smaller than those of their debt-free counterparts, with an average balance of $58,000 versus $72,000.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The schedule only gets more difficult from here, and in the playoffs, series are less about talent and more about matchups, matchups the Knicks need to get ahead of by making the moves their Eastern Conference counterparts have already executed pre-deadline.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
House Democrats largely opted not to support the funding agreement negotiated by their Senate counterparts, with some saying that funding DHS at current levels even for a few days would be inappropriate.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These ultraintelligent children, affectionately dubbed Termites, grew into generally healthy and successful adults who finished college, registered patents, and published papers at far higher rates than their counterparts of average intelligence.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, Araghchi spoke by phone with his counterparts from Oman, Qatar, Turkey and Kuwait, but did not mention anything about a possible venue.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Hoosiers’ proof of concept has enabled them to land impact players from their P4 counterparts, including those in the Big Ten.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Cabot experienced firsthand the extremity of public shaming that women have long experienced when in the negative spotlight of the media, one their male counterparts often seem to avoid.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Workers ages 18 to 49 with student loans have nest eggs about 20% smaller than those of their debt-free counterparts, with an average balance of $58,000 versus $72,000.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The schedule only gets more difficult from here, and in the playoffs, series are less about talent and more about matchups, matchups the Knicks need to get ahead of by making the moves their Eastern Conference counterparts have already executed pre-deadline.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
House Democrats largely opted not to support the funding agreement negotiated by their Senate counterparts, with some saying that funding DHS at current levels even for a few days would be inappropriate.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
These ultraintelligent children, affectionately dubbed Termites, grew into generally healthy and successful adults who finished college, registered patents, and published papers at far higher rates than their counterparts of average intelligence.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, Araghchi spoke by phone with his counterparts from Oman, Qatar, Turkey and Kuwait, but did not mention anything about a possible venue.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Hoosiers’ proof of concept has enabled them to land impact players from their P4 counterparts, including those in the Big Ten.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterparts
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As of the end of the latest quarter, the four leaders had a total of over $420 billion in cash and equivalents.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Colorado and Oregon are also reporting their lowest snow water equivalents to date, with Montana approaching its lowest snow water equivalent to date.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Democratic governors plan to boycott a White House dinner after two of their colleagues were excluded.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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As long as your offerings are clearly labeled, your colleagues can make their own decisions about whether to indulge.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The last few months Jones and her children – Kayin, 16, and twins Clara and Uche, 13 – have been adjusting to life as a family of four since her husband's death in May at 45 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Up to 10 guests can sleep across five en suite cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite on the main deck forward and two doubles and two twins on the lower deck.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
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In fact, according to Melanie Rosenwasser, chief people officer at Dropbox, Gen Z are actually coming to work equipped with better AI skills than their older peers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Friday brings a different stage, a sprint instead of a marathon, and a court filled with the peers who have shaped this class from the start.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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It is believed that twenty-five Testa Rossa replicas were built, with fewer than five remaining worldwide.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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But at the same time, [the Gates Foundation’s spend-down announcement] has ended up being a very powerful call to action, both for our staff and for many of our partners.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The agency is working with its partners to stop hackers from exploiting any of the vulnerabilities identified in the report, said Nick Andersen, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the investigation into the shooting unfolded, detectives showed still images of Neves-Valente taken from surveillance video to several shooting victims.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Milan — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned him from wearing his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Counterparts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterparts. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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