How to Use equate in a Sentence
equate
verb
- You shouldn't equate those two things.
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The new rate would equate to 10 percent of the full value of the item.
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Dana Givens,
Robb Report,
22 July 2022
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The sum would equate to roughly 2% of Musk's net wealth.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
7 Nov. 2021
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So many of us equate our salaries and pay with our worth.
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Washington Post,
23 Apr. 2022
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And this, in turn, will equate to more long-term success.
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Tyler Martin,
Forbes,
2 Sep. 2021
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That would equate to over 1,000 marten in a three-month season.
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John Schandelmeier,
Anchorage Daily News,
8 Jan. 2022
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But most visitors equate the Strip as the heart of Sin City.
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Megan L. Wood,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2021
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There was also the size chart, which equated the largest size (3XL) to a US 14.
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Sarah Chiwaya,
refinery29.com,
25 July 2024
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That equates to about 1.7 million seniors in the Old North State.
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By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Contributor,
Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2023
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The seats filled a bit as the evening went along, although no one would equate this with a major crowd.
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Dallas News,
2 Nov. 2022
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That would equate to a sky-high net profit margin of 65%.
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Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2021
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In the same song, Drake equates his success with Michael Jackson’s.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2024
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Some equate it to a mash-up of a kiwi, a pear, and a watermelon.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2023
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Your wife is wrong to equate your choice in eyewear with your regard for her.
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Abigail Van Buren,
oregonlive,
5 Mar. 2022
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But nobody tried to equate Democrats' rhetoric, people that say...
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CBS News,
30 Oct. 2022
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The standard chargers equate to a roughly five-hour charge time.
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Ezra Dyer,
Car and Driver,
1 Dec. 2021
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But in games, there is a tendency to equate the new with better.
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WIRED,
22 June 2023
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One more time for the people in the back: The hymen does not equate to virginity!
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SELF,
25 Feb. 2022
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Though strength doesn’t always equate to size, our list of the strongest breeds tends to overlap with the best large dog breeds.
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Cameron Jenkins,
Good Housekeeping,
16 Aug. 2022
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Crosby does not equate her predicament to the one Meyers faced.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 Aug. 2021
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Palm Trees isn’t equating these boys, who are Lea’s age, with the older men in this story.
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K. Austin Collins,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2023
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No one should be equating the button in her office with the one in Matt Lauer’s, either.
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Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Sep. 2024
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Even though the Rays put up just four runs and had just five hits, the Sox’ recent brand of baseball just doesn’t equate to winning.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
14 July 2022
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The Princess seems to equate being a badass with vengeance and restoring old orders (but this time with a woman in charge).
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 July 2022
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The oil and gas industry also equates for a large portion of the state's workforce.
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Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2024
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Many students don’t equate sleeping on a friend’s couch while in high school with not having a home.
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Cheryl Winokur Munk,
WSJ,
3 Mar. 2022
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Blue, who also has a two-year-old daughter, equates the pain to labor.
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Sandra Rose Salathe,
Peoplemag,
10 Oct. 2023
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Zelenskyy equated Russia’s goals in Ukraine with those of the Nazis.
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Susie Blann,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 May 2023
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And, rather like real estate, insiders sometimes equate the value of an artwork with what the market will pay for it.
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Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2024
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Some people seem to equate forecast accuracy to what happened where they are located.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
28 Sep. 2024
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