as in identical
resembling another in every respect
in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity
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Recent Examples of coequal
Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But this dynamic accelerates the decline of Congress as a coequal branch of government, further shifting power to the presidency.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The purpose of the pardon is to be used as a check against the other coequal branches of government to protect people from being unfairly punished or having their rights otherwise deprived without due process.
—Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But this dynamic accelerates the decline of Congress as a coequal branch of government, further shifting power to the presidency.
—Casey Burgat, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
Adjective
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Now, less than two weeks before the 2025 NFL Draft, the Jets are in an almost identical set of circumstances.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Unlike European producers who moved toward clonal selection—using genetically identical cuttings to plant vineyards—Argentine growers continued using traditional massal selection, preserving a broader range of genetic material.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One league executive said Malonga’s talent is comparable to presumptive No. 1 pick, UConn star Paige Bueckers, even if her public profile isn’t.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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When looking at gaming, the gender split for recent Super Mario Bros game releases was comparable to that of its feature film.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As for Mendoza’s screen counterpart, he’s played, in a especially strong turn, by Reservation Dogs‘ D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine and Russia agreed on March 18 to stop attacking each other's energy facilities, although President Vladimir Putin declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump had hoped would be a first step toward a permanent peace deal.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is analogous to our preventative and detective cybersecurity tools.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to deny the indigenous peoples of the Andes access to coca, as Smithsonian anthropologist Catherine Allen has written, are not analogous to outlawing, for example, beer in Germany, coffee in the Middle East, or betel chewing in India.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Soon, police came for the families of gang members, for people whose tattoos looked similar to those of gang members, for people with any tattoos.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
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
Adjective
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In that same YouGov poll from 2024, more than a third of respondents admitted to having disagreements with others about dishwashing best practices.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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He had been brutally stabbed to death at his Los Angeles home while smoking a cigar on that same patio.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The equivalent figure, for both home and away, was just 10 points — 15th in the league.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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At that point, it was named a gold hit for moving 500,000 equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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