as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
rules requiring that there be parity in what schools spend on men's and women's sports
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Recent Examples of parity
White women reach pay parity in March, Asian women in April—but Black women labor until midsummer to close a gap that represents 64 cents for every dollar earned by white men, according to the Institute For Women’s Policy Research.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For the first time in NBA history, a different champion has been crowned in seven consecutive seasons, a run of parity exemplified best by the Thunder’s opponent, Indiana.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Political parity has become a defining feature of our times.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
By some estimates, BRICS members account for more than a third of global GDP based on purchasing power parity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
For the first time in NBA history, a different champion has been crowned in seven consecutive seasons, a run of parity exemplified best by the Thunder’s opponent, Indiana.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Political parity has become a defining feature of our times.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
By some estimates, BRICS members account for more than a third of global GDP based on purchasing power parity.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
Noun
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There can be no equivalence between terrorists and their victims.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Instead of asking which picture is better, transitivity is about equivalence.—
Olga Lazareva,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
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This includes not only traditional vanity metrics like potential reach and advertising value equivalency, but also sentiment analysis, message pull-through, brand visibility and SEO impact.—
Chintan Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Where is the equivalency between a horrible place like Alcatraz and a Florida prison camp mostly housing immigrants and families fleeing violence and searching for work?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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Iran was willing to resume negotiations on the nuclear issue on the premise of equality and respect, Xinhua reported the Iranian minister as saying.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The Israeli supreme court has also ruled that the ultra-Orthodox carve-out violates the principle of equality under the law, tasking the legislature with instituting a fairer regime.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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