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
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
The 625 million acres is roughly equivalent to 976,562.5 square miles.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
That is equivalent to less than 1% of total annual government spending.
—Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
What college sports has right now is equivalent to European soccer: individual leagues with different strengths bankrolled by big spenders and brands, with a continental tournament and transfer market similar to the CFP and transfer portal.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Meta’s need for new nuclear power, for example, is nearly equivalent to the entire 4.8 gigawatts of generating capacity at the Vogtle plant, enough to power more than 2 million homes and businesses.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
The 625 million acres is roughly equivalent to 976,562.5 square miles.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
That is equivalent to less than 1% of total annual government spending.
—Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
What college sports has right now is equivalent to European soccer: individual leagues with different strengths bankrolled by big spenders and brands, with a continental tournament and transfer market similar to the CFP and transfer portal.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivalent
Noun
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The Institute’s Democratic counterpart, the National Democratic Institute, faces a similar challenge.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Research shows that Black women are 50% less likely to be diagnosed with the condition than their white counterparts.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Still, whether productions opt to shoot in California at historically comparable levels will depend on changes to the program outside of the increase to its cap.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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That slightly positive metric ended eight consecutive quarters of comparable sales declines.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Schenn’s situation, however, is a little different.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fitzgerald bounced around the diamond last season and saw time at five different positions (not including pitcher), but second base will be his primary responsibility this season.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In a typical breeding pair, one bird has two copies of the standard version, analogous to the XX genotype in humans.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, the ocean being an extension of our lungs, also the tides, the currents as kind of analogous to a circulatory system, circulating the nutrients around the body of the Earth, etc.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The only other Heat players with at least 200 3-pointers in a season were Tim Hardaway (1996-97), Damon Jones (2004-05) and Wayne Ellington (2017-18).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Life After Death, two other projects, Born Again and Duets: The Final Chapter were released in 1999 and 2005 respectively.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Beck is hoping for a similar type of breakout after taking a step back in 2024.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Dominicana is a gorgeous drink, a showstopper, directionally similar to the White Russian but a different experience altogether.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Quadrants should be labeled urgent/important (do first), urgent/not important (delegate), not urgent/important (schedule), not urgent/not important (stop), with tasks placed into their corresponding quadrant.—
Sally Percy,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Each of the bedrooms has a corresponding en suite that features beadboard walls, an oak vanity with rope detailing, and a stone countertop that extends upwards to wrap around the mirrors.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While some users may switch to alternative search engines in response, most will eventually move on.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cut is now up to 13 weeks on the alternative roster and 14 frames on the rock-only tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Equivalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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