as in similar
having qualities in common
bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad
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Recent Examples of analogous
In a typical breeding pair, one bird has two copies of the standard version, analogous to the XX genotype in humans.
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Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, the ocean being an extension of our lungs, also the tides, the currents as kind of analogous to a circulatory system, circulating the nutrients around the body of the Earth, etc.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The longer answer: Yes, animated shows do have some analogous production techniques to the live-action bottle episode.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
For example, the ocean being an extension of our lungs, also the tides, the currents as kind of analogous to a circulatory system, circulating the nutrients around the body of the Earth, etc.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
The longer answer: Yes, animated shows do have some analogous production techniques to the live-action bottle episode.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Declination on a celestial globe is analogous to latitude on a terrestrial globe.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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The questionnaire appears to be very similar to one sent earlier this week to partners of the United States Agency for International Development, which has been all but dismantled by the Trump administration.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, this feels similar to the initial boom and subsequent contraction of the sports betting and ancillary sports betting content industries, a trajectory that began with a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal law banning sports betting in most states.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brown says the championship game sold out months ago at rates that are comparable to NFL games, and that overall tournament ad sales are pacing nearly 200 percent above last year, an enormous increase at a moment where the overall ad business is still embracing a certain amount of austerity.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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He's known for his power just like Stanton, and the numbers in 2024 were very comparable.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There were also the Trump women, looking all alike onstage in Farrah Fawcett–style blonde hairdos with a little flip at the end.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Interest in such hobbies has remained solid, at least online.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Antioxidants like the ones found in grape juice could possibly, potentially, perhaps improve the functioning of the walls of such arteries.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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