1
as in to equate
to describe as similar
reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster
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as in to identify
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods
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Recent Examples of compare
But the price hike from shockingly low to merely modest and back down again, coupled with some lacking features compared with Chromebooks, takes the Inspiron out of Editors' Choice consideration in the budget laptops category.
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PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
Totally ‘nuts’ Each year worldwide there are 10 deaths attributable to shark attacks compared with 150 deaths worldwide (based on a British travel insurance press release in 2002) caused by falling coconuts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Then there’s this: Numerous MLB teams seem clueless about baseball fundamentals and nuances compared with the Padres, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies and other legitimate big-league squads.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With his brace against Leganes at the weekend, Mbappe has now equalled Ronaldo’s 33 goals from his 2009-10 debut season with Madrid and has almost two full months of his still to play, but how do their first campaigns in the famous white shirt compare?
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
Totally ‘nuts’ Each year worldwide there are 10 deaths attributable to shark attacks compared with 150 deaths worldwide (based on a British travel insurance press release in 2002) caused by falling coconuts.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Then there’s this: Numerous MLB teams seem clueless about baseball fundamentals and nuances compared with the Padres, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies and other legitimate big-league squads.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With his brace against Leganes at the weekend, Mbappe has now equalled Ronaldo’s 33 goals from his 2009-10 debut season with Madrid and has almost two full months of his still to play, but how do their first campaigns in the famous white shirt compare?
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compare
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The White House has equated Harvard’s policies (think: diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as well as the handling of protests, etc.) to political activity.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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For years, these concerns were sidelined in festival culture, with volume often equated with immersion and intensity.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Family members of one victim who died identified him as 57-year-old Robert Morales.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Martin and Fabry connected over a mutual friend in Ibiza two years ago, and instantly bonded.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Engineering strength depends on an interpretive framework that relates forces, the size of an object and their ratio − which represents mechanical stress.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Compare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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