equate to
phrasal verb
equated to; equating to; equates to
: to be the same as or similar to (something) : to equal
Disagreement doesn't equate to disloyalty.
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Jefferies raises price target to $60 from $28 Analyst Brent Thill’s forecast equates to about 28% downside moving forward.
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
This reduction equated to a 7% decrease in heart disease risk.
—Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
Logan Casey, director of policy research at the Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit that tracks LGBTQ legislation, told The 19th an executive order doesn’t equate to immediate policymaking or new laws — and can be easily challenged in court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
That equates to cutting 500 calories a day from your food to lose 1 pound a week.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
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Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
This reduction equated to a 7% decrease in heart disease risk.
—Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
Logan Casey, director of policy research at the Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit that tracks LGBTQ legislation, told The 19th an executive order doesn’t equate to immediate policymaking or new laws — and can be easily challenged in court.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
That equates to cutting 500 calories a day from your food to lose 1 pound a week.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Equate to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate%20to. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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