as in comparable
resembling or being like another in meaning
The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."
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Recent Examples of synonymous
For Abrego Garcia, whose name is synonymous with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, being released from jail could mean being deported again — possibly to a country other than his home country El Salvador.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
Kylie Cooper | Reuters 'Not as edgy as before'
Through word of mouth and social media, Target's name became synonymous over the years with fashion-forward finds for less.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The name Hairston is synonymous with baseball, Jerry and his brother Scott the third generation of men whose livings were made on the diamond.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Baiju Bhatt became a billionaire after co-founding Robinhood, the zero-commission online brokerage that became synonymous with the 2021 meme-stock craze.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
Kylie Cooper | Reuters 'Not as edgy as before'
Through word of mouth and social media, Target's name became synonymous over the years with fashion-forward finds for less.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The name Hairston is synonymous with baseball, Jerry and his brother Scott the third generation of men whose livings were made on the diamond.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Baiju Bhatt became a billionaire after co-founding Robinhood, the zero-commission online brokerage that became synonymous with the 2021 meme-stock craze.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonymous
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In a recent note on quantum computing, analysts at Bank of America had to reach way back—way, way back—for a comparable advancement in human history.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Burberry’s overall group revenues declined 1% year-on-year on a comparable basis to £433 million ($ 582million) in the June quarter, compared with the 3% decline analysts had forecast in a company compiled consensus.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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Recent studies show that unemployment rates for men aged 22 to 27 with or without college degrees are nearly identical.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
26 July 2025
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No two rooms are ever identical and each location is engrained in its individual neighborhood, with Blind Tiger being no different.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonymous. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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