as in counterpart
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
that huge mansion at the end of the street is the equivalent of five ordinary houses
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Recent Examples of equivalent
Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Comparing the counties by hourly equivalent, among those five counties, Sacramento earn the most at around $88 an hour while El Dorado would earn about $41 an hour with the raise, nearly $5 more than Amador and $8 less than Yolo.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
With no less than 12 events spread out over the course of the Games, cross-country skiing is the winter Olympics equivalent of summer’s swimming or track and field, providing days on end of sporting comfort food.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The experience of liking seems to be triggered by different neurotransmitters, most likely endorphins and endocannabinoids (the natural equivalents of heroin and cannabis, respectively).
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Comparing the counties by hourly equivalent, among those five counties, Sacramento earn the most at around $88 an hour while El Dorado would earn about $41 an hour with the raise, nearly $5 more than Amador and $8 less than Yolo.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
There is a way for the Pats to win this game, of course, but there are simply more ways for the Seahawks, who boast a better defense, an equivalent offense, and markedly better special teams.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
With no less than 12 events spread out over the course of the Games, cross-country skiing is the winter Olympics equivalent of summer’s swimming or track and field, providing days on end of sporting comfort food.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalent
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The film also draws major inspiration from the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885, a notorious outbreak of anti-Chinese violence in the American West, in which at least 28 Chinese coal miners were killed by their white counterparts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Momentum in that direction, however, has come at the same time that the party faces a fraught financial gap compared to its GOP counterpart that could end up carrying major implications down the ballot.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The unit reported 20 quarters of comparable sales growth under his leadership.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The result is that all the protons and electrons in the star are crushed into neutrons, and the mass of the incredibly dense object remains comparable to the sun, but the size is comparable to a city, as explained by NASA.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom has left a lot of people scrambling in different ways.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Woodblock plans to work with leading animation studios from around the world to animate episodes that feature creatures from different countries and regions.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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This was broadly in line with what polls had suggested, with Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun predicting that the LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party would secure more then 300 seats in the Lower House.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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My doubles partner, Mark Grimmette, sits down.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The possibility of the Justice Department releasing the emails upon Congressional order seven years later would have been an unlikely scenario for Karp to imagine, though ironically there was an analogous set of circumstances in the Gruden case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Inoculation theory proposes that psychological inoculation – analogous to getting a medical vaccination – can immunize people against persuasive attacks.—
Bingbing Zhang,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yakitori's menu also features several specialty items inspired by Chapman's soul food background, likely not found at other Japanese steakhouses.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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As for sales at Kering’s other brands, Saint Laurent was stable in Q4, marking another quarter of improvement, while Bottega Veneta was up 3%.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Before Thursday night’s ceremony, Stafford walked the red carpet with his wife and daughters, the young girls all wearing similar dresses.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Insights into Alzheimer’s Interestingly, the molecular tricks spiders use to spin their webs are similar to the sophisticated signaling processes found in human neurotransmitter and hormone receptors.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Brown slowly migrated back into what is now a full-time sports reporting job, except for the occasional substitute role as a news anchor.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 21-year-old has started just three Premier League games and made seven substitute appearances in half a season at Molineux, and has made minimal impact under current head coach Rob Edwards.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Equivalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalent. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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