as in equivalence
the consideration of two or more things as equal
The speech deftly made an equation between the values of self-sacrifice and those of patriotism.
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Recent Examples of equation
But that’s only half the equation.
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
There's No Need For Fertilizers And Herbicides Eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizers is just one part of the equation for this sustainable pick.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
This is partially because social media is now also a massive part of the equation.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Programmers had to find ways to code equations as efficiently as possible.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
There's No Need For Fertilizers And Herbicides Eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizers is just one part of the equation for this sustainable pick.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
This is partially because social media is now also a massive part of the equation.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Programmers had to find ways to code equations as efficiently as possible.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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By the time officials identified the problem, QTS had consumed more than 29 million gallons, the equivalence of 44 Olympic-sized swimming pools, a volume that far exceeded the peak usage limit agreed to during the project’s planning process.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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In this conceptual system, there is also an equivalence between the duties of various tribes—defense, sustenance, healing—and the overall balance of nature, in which each animal plays its part.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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At one point, Lennon was musing about his belief in reincarnation, and enumerating some of his past lives and identities, when Ono made a blunt analogy.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Many of those players were as tough as ring-shank nails, to borrow another carpentry analogy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Under the new framework, schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, which serves nearly 30 million students, can offer whole, 2%, and flavored or unflavored milk, along with nondairy beverages that meet nutritional equivalency standards.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Other successful projects include the use of educational radio for secondary education in Mexico and Brazil, elementary mathematics education in Nicaragua, a teacher program in Kenya, and adult equivalency education in the Dominican Republic.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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