as in similar
having qualities in common
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Recent Examples of comparable
The bike also sports a top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h), comparable to most high-performance ICE bikes of today.
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
What the public doesn’t know is that charter schools already receive an additional $1,400 per student to be comparable to the property tax revenue public schools receive.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
An iPad Air tested in the same spots delivered comparable results.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
Washington should still land a defensive end, cornerback or offensive playmaker comparable to the options at its current spot while acquiring another draft pick or two after shipping several out in recent trades.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
What the public doesn’t know is that charter schools already receive an additional $1,400 per student to be comparable to the property tax revenue public schools receive.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
An iPad Air tested in the same spots delivered comparable results.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
Washington should still land a defensive end, cornerback or offensive playmaker comparable to the options at its current spot while acquiring another draft pick or two after shipping several out in recent trades.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
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Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The apparel industry can adopt similar practices by integrating real-time data analytics and supplier quality management and enhancing supplier collaboration to reduce lead times and minimize stockouts.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Pachter’s comparison, mobile games are analogous to McDonald’s, while Nintendo is the steakhouse.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There were also the Trump women, looking all alike onstage in Farrah Fawcett–style blonde hairdos with a little flip at the end.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
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And while my four rides in Waymo's Jaguar i-Pace vehicles around Los Angeles last summer didn't feature any such fits of indecisiveness, the cars have had their own confused moments.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, clusters of additives often used by industry in certain food categories may be more harmful when eaten together than alone, according to a new study which found two such mixtures linked to a small but significant increase in type 2 diabetes.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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