as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
rules requiring that there be parity in what schools spend on men's and women's sports
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Recent Examples of parity
However, the report found that Chinese models have rapidly caught up in quality, noting that Chinese models reached near parity on two key benchmarks after being behind leading U.S. models by double digit percentages a year earlier.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers' high-spending offseason has drawn complaints from many about the lack of parity in baseball.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Lead acting roles reached parity, however, with 51 films starring women.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The current parity in college women’s basketball is only one example of what can happen as girls and women are giving opportunity to participate and resources to support their play.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ina Fried, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers' high-spending offseason has drawn complaints from many about the lack of parity in baseball.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Lead acting roles reached parity, however, with 51 films starring women.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The current parity in college women’s basketball is only one example of what can happen as girls and women are giving opportunity to participate and resources to support their play.
—Susan M. Shaw, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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There’s moral equivalence, and then there’s a total moral inversion.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Combating antisemitism should not come at the cost of distorting reality or creating false equivalences.—
Yinam Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The proficiency test is a five-part state exam held several times a year, or a higher level equivalency test for those not living in Italy.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sutton goes for some false equivalency, saying that everyone in the group has failed each other at one point.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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These changes are a nod to the IOC’s commitment to achieve complete gender equality at the Olympics, as well as the growing popularity of women’s sport around the globe.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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In 1975, a women's labor strike in Iceland resulted in the Icelandic parliament passing a gender equality bill enshrining wage equality and anti-workplace discrimination laws.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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