as in similar
having qualities in common
alcoholism and drug addiction are cognate disorders
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Recent Examples of cognate
Remembering in daylight this sensation of awaking from a dreamworld to reality seemed cognate to the experience on the highway: the feeling of being ensorcelled and then awaking from it.
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John Crowley, Harper's Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021
The aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) is cognate with the earlier film’s domineering, petulant, and voice-challenged silent-film diva Lina Lamont (who, in effect, gets a backstory here).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
Hence his own always dubious business celebrity became cognate with the mantra of Making America Great Again.
—Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020
In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians—both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate.
—Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2020
John Crowley, Harper's Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021
The aspiring actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) is cognate with the earlier film’s domineering, petulant, and voice-challenged silent-film diva Lina Lamont (who, in effect, gets a backstory here).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
Hence his own always dubious business celebrity became cognate with the mantra of Making America Great Again.
—Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020
In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians—both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate.
—Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognate
Adjective
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Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie recently expressed similar thoughts, saying Phoenix’s star power makes the Suns impossible to ignore.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company was formed to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nothing in the founding-era legal landscape is analogous to the challenged law.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Rio Outdoor Teak Sofa costs $1,999, a price comparable to similar retailers like Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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This blood test has an accuracy rate comparable to that of stool tests.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
21 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.—
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airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
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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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Khalil's lawyers have said there is no such evidence.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Cognate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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