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something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else
a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu
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Recent Examples of analogue
The Pocket 4 Pro is a portable gaming device with the requisite analogue sticks, face buttons, d-pads, shoulder buttons and triggers.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Mike Jay, a historian and the author of Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, told me that the effects of a psychedelic analogue may be construed as either trips or side effects, depending on when and how people experience them.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
By contrast, think of Doom’s closest analogue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024
In many ways, his closest analogue is the similarly ubiquitous and controversial Ryan Murphy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Mike Jay, a historian and the author of Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, told me that the effects of a psychedelic analogue may be construed as either trips or side effects, depending on when and how people experience them.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
By contrast, think of Doom’s closest analogue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024
In many ways, his closest analogue is the similarly ubiquitous and controversial Ryan Murphy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The album cover features an image of Miller painted by artist Alim Smith, who posted it to his Instagram page in Sept. 2018.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Research has consistently shown that women are held to higher standards than their male counterparts and penalized for exhibiting the very traits—ambition, assertiveness, confidence—celebrated in men.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Economically, adults in relationships tend to fare better than their single counterparts.—
Janae Bowens,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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The result is an exceptional collection of portraits of children made between the 16th and 19th centuries located in their Mallorca museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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While most of the portraits on view at the AGO don’t depict specific women, Newton’s face appears again and again.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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With a focus on environmental stability and sustainability, the company has made significant strides in reducing carbon emissions through its proprietary technologies.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Environmentalists cringe at the implications for climate change — electricity generation accounts for one-quarter of U.S. carbon emissions, according to the EPA — but miners welcome the shift.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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For Green, the parallels between his connection with Sultana and his partnership with Pink are unmistakable.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2025
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The final layer of the anti-seed-oil argument draws a parallel between the sharp rise in seed oil intake over the past century and the hike in rates of chronic disease.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
13 Jan. 2025
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Among the places some of them took refuge was Likee, a TikTok clone launched by the profitable Singaporean tech company Joyy in 2017.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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His Carneros Chardonnay is carefully selected from a small block from a variety of clones, primarily fermented in 53% French oak using native yeast, with a small percentage of concrete.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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In addition to receiving praise for its comedic chops, the series has been lauded for its authentic, if sometimes overdone, portrayal of the world of the 1990s.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Brewster is best known for her portrayal of Mia Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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It is generally spread by sharing saliva or spit and requires close contact.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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All that hand wringing over Andrews’ empty stat lines in September amounted to so much spit in the wind.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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