comparable
adjective
com·pa·ra·ble
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl 
also kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,
-ˈper-ə-
1
: capable of or suitable for comparison
The situations are not at all comparable.
comparableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of comparable in a Sentence
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Chipotle’s comparable sales fell 20% year over year following the outbreak, and the company coughed up $25 million in 2020, the largest-ever fine in a federal food safety case.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 June 2024
The science of odor does not offer anything comparable.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
That process was complicated by the lack of comparable data, both because of the paucity of Negro Leagues statistics and the difference in their season length compared to the MLB.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 May 2024
There is some room for nuance: If football players are given top-of-the-line uniforms, then Title IX can be satisfied by providing women’s basketball players with comparable quality uniforms, even though the cost of outfitting a football team, with far more players, would be far from equal.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 29 May 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 June 2024
The science of odor does not offer anything comparable.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
That process was complicated by the lack of comparable data, both because of the paucity of Negro Leagues statistics and the difference in their season length compared to the MLB.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 May 2024
There is some room for nuance: If football players are given top-of-the-line uniforms, then Title IX can be satisfied by providing women’s basketball players with comparable quality uniforms, even though the cost of outfitting a football team, with far more players, would be far from equal.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 29 May 2024
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comparable
adjective
com·pa·ra·ble
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-bəl
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