compare (with)

as in to stack up (against or with)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare

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  • The ratio approximates a measure of whether a patient has amyloid plaques in their brains − a disease hallmark that is now detected by images from expensive PET scans.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The good news is that businesses can design AI systems that approximate Rawls' fairness principles.
    Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • Some public health experts have noted that this omission may reflect food industry influence.
    Paul Dawson, The Conversation, 26 May 2025
  • In December 2023, Lennox celebrated one year of sobriety and reflected on her journey via Instagram.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 May 2025
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  • Unlike last season, when the top-four seeds and first-round byes were reserved for conference champions, the top seeds will match the selection committee’s final rankings, with no regard to league affiliation.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 27 May 2025
  • One set of trousers and underwear matched Mulcahy’s DNA, and the other matched Duffy’s, corroborating his confession.
    Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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  • With cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency approaching 300,000, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this will be a space to watch closely as unemployment benefits and severance pay run out.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 June 2025
  • The risk of strong to severe thunderstorms returns Sunday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, the weather service said.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
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“Compare (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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