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
Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
This business-as-usual approach is analogous to simply scanning your snapshots for IOCs and restoring the newest one that doesn't contain any indicators.
—James Blake, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The results provide evidence for the hypothesis that spiders crouch to sense differences in web frequencies to locate prey that isn't moving—something analogous to echolocation.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
This business-as-usual approach is analogous to simply scanning your snapshots for IOCs and restoring the newest one that doesn't contain any indicators.
—James Blake, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The results provide evidence for the hypothesis that spiders crouch to sense differences in web frequencies to locate prey that isn't moving—something analogous to echolocation.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
The shifting dynamics are analogous in many ways to the relationship between cutters and tailors, says Ji.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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This argument is similar to those made by Sam Altman, who has argued that OpenAI needs to unveil ChatGPT and other cutting-edge tools as fast as possible in order to show the public the power of the technology.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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Lepard begins his story around the introduction of the Federal Reserve in 1913, which followed the introduction of similar monopoly central banks around the world in the late 19th century.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In fact, no other project of the past half century comes to mind that is comparable to Orozco’s work of the past three decades, with its the complex and contradictory morphologies, operations, materials, and sites.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Setup time should be comparable to that of a standalone instant-pitch screen room, which will also require staking out in windy conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 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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But amid concern over the CFP selection process, the Big Ten’s Nebraska canceled a home-and-home series with Tennessee, and Sankey acknowledged that others in his conference are considering backing out of such games.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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But such was the day — such was the story of the past two Memorial Day weekends — for Larson.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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