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as in matched
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays
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as in meant
to be the same in meaning or effect
being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens
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as in supplemented
to be the exact counterpart of
in the British system a public school equals an American prep school
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Recent Examples of equaled
That represented 63% growth and equaled about 18% of aggregate revenue.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine equaled or bettered our instruction not only in the Western Hemisphere but elsewhere as in Libya or Iraq.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Dated, somewhat, however its principles of dressing in a high-low manner have never been equaled.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
The Galaxy, who equaled a franchise record with 69 goals in the regular season then scored 15 more in three playoff games, were the unstoppable force.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Silence equaled compliance, and those who stood for nothing would be shamed.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The yield ultimately equaled the best ever achieved by East Fishkill’s conventional RAM-II production line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lange 1 Dial Beneath a sapphire crystal is the Lange 1’s pièce de résistance, a dial whose asymmetric layout has since been oft imitated—but never equaled.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine equaled or bettered our instruction not only in the Western Hemisphere but elsewhere as in Libya or Iraq.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Dated, somewhat, however its principles of dressing in a high-low manner have never been equaled.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
The Galaxy, who equaled a franchise record with 69 goals in the regular season then scored 15 more in three playoff games, were the unstoppable force.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Silence equaled compliance, and those who stood for nothing would be shamed.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The yield ultimately equaled the best ever achieved by East Fishkill’s conventional RAM-II production line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lange 1 Dial Beneath a sapphire crystal is the Lange 1’s pièce de résistance, a dial whose asymmetric layout has since been oft imitated—but never equaled.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equaled
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The American contribution is matched by the International Olympic Committee and would ultimately make up 14 percent of the organization’s roughly $52 million budget for 2024.Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The blood, after all, was a cheery red color that matched the plaid motif in my Pottery Barn tartan placemats.Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nearly as vital to thriving as fire, a working canoe meant open trade and shipping networks, fishing in deeper waters, and travel to faraway places.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Lebanese And Aegean-Influenced Food In Wynwood Lira is a Lebanese find with lots of hot and cold meze—or small plates meant for sharing—on offer.Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
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After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation.Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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While no concrete information on what the MR headset will offer has been outed, it has been suggested the Vivo model will surpass the Apple Vision Pro in some respects.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Some Russian media organizations also suggested Ukrainian drones collided with the plane during their attack on targets in Chechnya.David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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That dependence is emulated perhaps only in Russia, where Telegram is used by roughly half the population, including many in the military and government.The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
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But, if the industry works together on a transformational model with transparency at its core – and then that model gets emulated in other industries – that will go a long way toward reversing the detrimental trends of business as usual.Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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