by/in comparison
idiom
: when compared with another : when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else
Yesterday's weather was very cold. Today's weather is mild by comparison.
—often + withHe's a well-behaved child in comparison with his brother.
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Usually a little dry and often predictable, this election campaign by comparison has been eventful.
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Faced with similar issues, New York City’s correction officers on Rikers Island, by comparison, never went on strike, even during the height of the staffing crisis of 2021 and 2022.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
But that pales in comparison to some of the rhetoric happening in politics right now.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
The bottom four teams, by comparison, will need to win four games in four days.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Faced with similar issues, New York City’s correction officers on Rikers Island, by comparison, never went on strike, even during the height of the staffing crisis of 2021 and 2022.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
But that pales in comparison to some of the rhetoric happening in politics right now.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
The bottom four teams, by comparison, will need to win four games in four days.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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“By/in comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20comparison. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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