analogize
verb
anal·o·gize
ə-ˈna-lə-ˌjīz 
analogized; analogizing
: to use or exhibit analogy
: to compare by analogy
Examples of analogize in a Sentence
analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body
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Some may analogize that to trying to measure up players in high school or Jr. B to major junior.
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Apr. 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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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ultimately, the chief justice analogized the case to the Supreme Court’s 2021 ruling that Philadelphia couldn’t exclude a religious agency from its foster care system.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 Apr. 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
See All Example Sentences for analogize
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogize. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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