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as in metaphors
a way of describing or explaining one thing by means of describing another with which it shares certain points or qualities
The teacher used the analogy of a common pipeline to explain bandwidth on the Internet.
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as in similarities
resemblance in certain points or qualities between two or more otherwise unlike things
The study made note of analogies between human and ape social behavior.
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Recent Examples of analogies
Historical analogies can influence sound defense policy decision-making only so much.
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Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Your app’s plans for growth AI can’t think symbolically or in analogies.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Whether explaining a new strategy or company vision, leaders should simplify information using metaphors, analogies and personal anecdotes.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Use simple analogies and relatable examples, and avoid jargon or complicated terms.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Thompson often speaks in movie analogies.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Having a set of key metrics, recent updates and simplified analogies at the ready ensures you’re never caught off guard.
—Chiara Alzati, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Use metaphors, anecdotes and real-world analogies to give your story depth and grounding.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2025
Your app’s plans for growth AI can’t think symbolically or in analogies.
—Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Whether explaining a new strategy or company vision, leaders should simplify information using metaphors, analogies and personal anecdotes.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Use simple analogies and relatable examples, and avoid jargon or complicated terms.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Thompson often speaks in movie analogies.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Having a set of key metrics, recent updates and simplified analogies at the ready ensures you’re never caught off guard.
—Chiara Alzati, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Use metaphors, anecdotes and real-world analogies to give your story depth and grounding.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogies
Noun
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With his calm demeanor and distinctive baritone, Biggie exhibited a rare talent for painting pictures with his bars, delivering a complex rhyme scheme of double entendres and metaphors that has kept him on the Mount Rushmore of rap for any true connoisseur of the genre.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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In politics, media, and everyday conversations, metaphors are a shortcut to understanding.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But Wyman noted that our current moment shares a lot of similarities with the Weimar era.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2024
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Playoff team expansion and first-round byes are among the latest changes that bear similarities to the NFL structure.—
Mark LaSota, Ph.D.,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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However, instead of removing the minerals from the water, these devices make the minerals soluble in the water.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.—
Dr. Mitchell Katz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Analogies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogies. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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