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something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else
a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu
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Recent Examples of analogue
Today, her analogues donate to PACs, endow chairs at law schools, and write op-eds about civility in politics.
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Aron Solomon
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
What if the next phase of human evolution isn’t a change in our bodies, but a radical expansion of consciousness — an organic, ever-shifting kaleidoscope woven from analogue experience and digital intelligence?
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
These marsupials are probably ecological analogues of early primates.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Each well is a habitat where bacterial species collected from MIT’s campus learn to live together and form an ecological network; think of each one as an analogue of an artificial gut, coral reef or rainforest.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
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Aron Solomon
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
What if the next phase of human evolution isn’t a change in our bodies, but a radical expansion of consciousness — an organic, ever-shifting kaleidoscope woven from analogue experience and digital intelligence?
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
These marsupials are probably ecological analogues of early primates.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Each well is a habitat where bacterial species collected from MIT’s campus learn to live together and form an ecological network; think of each one as an analogue of an artificial gut, coral reef or rainforest.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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It was also found in archive images going back 19 years, which allowed astronomers to compute its orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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That’s no longer the case, thanks to innovations like Nova, which deliver impressive results that rival those of their less sustainable counterparts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 July 2025
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There’s also a portrait of an adult Dolly in the lobby on the opposite side of the lobby.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The family portraits in the set's side panels at the beginning of each episode are priceless.—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The system adjusted automatically to changing weather conditions and energy prices—and cut both energy costs and carbon emissions by 15 to 20 percent.—
Gabriel René,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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This is being viewed as a big step in the sport's push to become carbon neutral.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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And Inverter Blind Spots Modern inverters allow up to 24 strings in parallel.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Disapproval climbed in parallel, hitting 57 percent and 56 percent, respectively.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Everyone knows the clones that served alongside General Obi-Wan Kenobi on Utapau, though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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The success of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park could have encouraged the Magic Kingdom plan, although the new rides won’t be clones of the originals.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Each of these artists — whether through sculpture, photography, video, painting or language — has challenged conventional portrayals of women’s bodies, emotions and experiences.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Aster expresses this surging cross-contamination by splicing in references to the many plagues of 2020: Donald Trump, cryptocurrency, Covid-hoarding, pedophilia rings, the media’s portrayal of Antifa.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Middle Eastern shawarma is usually prepared with thin cuts of seasoned meat that is stacked and grilled on a spit.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Here, Astal says Ahmed has been dazzled by the abundance of shawarma - a sandwich of sliced chicken roasted on a spit.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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