comparably
adverb
com·pa·ra·bly
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē 
also kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,
-ˈper-ə-
1
: in a comparable or similar way
The Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009. Since then, the U.S. economy has been growing, but most incomes have not grown comparably.—
David Frum
David FrumOther laptops in the same class were priced comparably …—Hal Nieburg
Hal Nieburg2
: by comparison : in relation to what is being compared
… even the largest crowds, during the afternoon rush, were comparably smaller than a year before.—Faiz Siddiqui
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California saw comparably negligible re-offense rates among similar populations.
—Elizabeth Hinton, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Trump is resurrecting a plan from his first term in office to peg prices paid in the U.S. to those in other comparably wealthy countries in terms of gross domestic product per capita.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Those who think the Church is currently out of touch have comparably less confidence that the conclave will pick a pope who is.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 6 May 2025
Similarly, cities and commercial corridors currently deemed ‘second tier’ or not befitting a Fendi, Cipriani, or comparably premium brand could be the next Nashville or Park Slope hiding in plain sight.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Hinton, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
Trump is resurrecting a plan from his first term in office to peg prices paid in the U.S. to those in other comparably wealthy countries in terms of gross domestic product per capita.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Those who think the Church is currently out of touch have comparably less confidence that the conclave will pick a pope who is.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 6 May 2025
Similarly, cities and commercial corridors currently deemed ‘second tier’ or not befitting a Fendi, Cipriani, or comparably premium brand could be the next Nashville or Park Slope hiding in plain sight.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Comparably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comparably. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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