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
Fleck analogized it to putting up an adorable cat filter during a video meeting.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But by hyperbolically analogizing, Mishra seems to be intentionally salting Jewish wounds.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Staking is often analogized to depositing (and locking-in) your funds in a bank account, in which the bank then uses and pays you interest in return.
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But by hyperbolically analogizing, Mishra seems to be intentionally salting Jewish wounds.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Staking is often analogized to depositing (and locking-in) your funds in a bank account, in which the bank then uses and pays you interest in return.
—Timothy M. Todd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogize
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In the 1970s, still feeling under-resourced compared with the left, Feulner and Paul Weyrich began formulating what launched in 1973 as the Heritage Foundation.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 July 2025
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About 53% of U.S. voters oppose eliminating all federal funding for public media, compared with 44% who support defunding it, according to an online poll conducted online by Peak Insights from June 29-July 1 among 1,000 likely voters, per the CPB.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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In four past surveys, consumers equated financial comfort to a net worth between $624,000 and $1 million.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Many solo business owners fall into the trap of equating visibility with trust building.—
Tanya Edgar,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogize. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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