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as in to equate
to describe as similar
reviews that compared the adventure movie to a thrilling ride on a roller coaster
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as in to identify
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
compared the restaurant's food to the nectar of the gods
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Recent Examples of compare
At the same time, the glasses are not yet meaningful revenue contributors, compared with its massive social media advertising business.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
For the new study, the researchers compared people whose 80th birthday fell within a week of the vaccine cutoff—either just missing it or just making it.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Most times, Graham was very good in an era when passing yards and touchdown passes weren’t as easy to complete compared with today’s game.
—Mark Podolski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Williams compares his project to sampling, riffing on DeCarava’s work as an act of transmutation.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
For the new study, the researchers compared people whose 80th birthday fell within a week of the vaccine cutoff—either just missing it or just making it.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
Most times, Graham was very good in an era when passing yards and touchdown passes weren’t as easy to complete compared with today’s game.
—Mark Podolski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Williams compares his project to sampling, riffing on DeCarava’s work as an act of transmutation.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Passed down generationally, this mindset equates worthiness with hard work and relentless labor.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This behavior equates a drop in price with a drop in quality, which is often not the case.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But women can reduce the risk of online abuse by removing personal data from the internet: Searching their name on Google and identifying which sites have their personal data.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Those individuals have been identified as Andrew Madrid, 16, Jason Gomez, 18, and Dominick Estrada, 19.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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In his view, this can offer a better way to increase buy-in and engagement, and can be more rewarding as well for leaders who can connect to employees but still maintain boundaries.—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Duke has an institutional climate commitment too, efforts include having over 300 climate and sustainability related classes and $3.7 million awarded in seed grants for research on climate.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Compare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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