as in to compare
to describe as similar
analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body
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Recent Examples of analogize
This exceptional decision would have the effect of robbing states of jurisdiction not only over climate cases, but also over a range of other tort and products liability cases that future defendants would analogize to these suits.
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David A. Dana, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2024
The weak case for seeing Israel’s war with Hamas as analogous to America’s struggle against the Axis
Stephens is far from alone in analogizing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Allied cause.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
Judge Smith analogized what the FBI did to the abusive searches British authorities conducted in the run-up to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Not so long ago, that analogizing was the work of shamans, imams, and ministers.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
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David A. Dana, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2024
The weak case for seeing Israel’s war with Hamas as analogous to America’s struggle against the Axis
Stephens is far from alone in analogizing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Allied cause.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
Judge Smith analogized what the FBI did to the abusive searches British authorities conducted in the run-up to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Not so long ago, that analogizing was the work of shamans, imams, and ministers.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
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The European Commission said the region is on course to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 54% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels–just shy of its legally-binding goal of a 55% cut (Reuters) Li-Cycle’s quest to recycle lithium-ion batteries ends in bankruptcy.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Some observers say that Algeria has enacted a shadow ban on French wheat—as of January, a single shipment had entered the country in the past year, compared with the usual millions of tons.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Visibility bias The tendency to equate being seen with being productive creates a powerful impression when managers observe employees responding to emails at 11 PM or joining weekend calls.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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If that deadline isn't met, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will be tasked with developing new regulations that equate U.S. drug prices with lower costs paid in other countries.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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