as in similar
having qualities in common
bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad
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Recent Examples of analogous
It's also been hard for the president's party to flip seats held by the opposition party in states that the president carried by fewer than 5 points: That's happened in just three out of 13 analogous situations in midterms from 1994 to 2022.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Experts have dismissed an analogous design for the U.S. as impractical—Israel's defenses are vastly different to the U.S. for several reasons, not least the size of the country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Today, this is analogous to the last several years in business.
—Venkat Viswanathan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The development is analogous to NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, diversifying China’s options for supplying the Tiangong space station.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Experts have dismissed an analogous design for the U.S. as impractical—Israel's defenses are vastly different to the U.S. for several reasons, not least the size of the country.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Today, this is analogous to the last several years in business.
—Venkat Viswanathan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The development is analogous to NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, diversifying China’s options for supplying the Tiangong space station.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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Beck is hoping for a similar type of breakout after taking a step back in 2024.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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The questionnaire appears to be very similar to one sent earlier this week to partners of the United States Agency for International Development, which has been all but dismantled by the Trump administration.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Pew previously conducted two similar studies in 2007 and 2014 using a different methodology than the current study; some measures in the poll are not comparable to previous studies.—
Jennifer Agiesta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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That slightly positive metric ended eight consecutive quarters of comparable sales declines.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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Various bills filed in Congress since Trump first announced his plans are more alike than not, but among the differences is the handling payroll taxes, including FICA, which helps fund Medicare and Social Security.—
Matthew Glowicki,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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Its 69 rooms and suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows and some have private landscaped terraces with wooden trellises sparkling with lights, but no two rooms are alike.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
TIME,
25 July 2024
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The work included fitting such go-fast components as a Crower billet crankshaft, Manley titanium valves, an LSM custom camshaft, Kaase Boss cylinder heads, and a McLeod clutch and flywheel for the Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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An increase in tariffs could render such imports economically unfeasible, pushing companies to either find new manufacturing bases or reconsider their product lines altogether.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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