comparably
adverb
com·pa·ra·bly
ˈkäm-p(ə-)rə-blē 
also kəm-ˈpa-rə-bəl,
-ˈper-ə-
1
: in a comparable or similar way
The Great Recession ended in the summer of 2009. Since then, the U.S. economy has been growing, but most incomes have not grown comparably.—
David Frum
David FrumOther laptops in the same class were priced comparably …—Hal Nieburg
Hal Nieburg2
: by comparison : in relation to what is being compared
… even the largest crowds, during the afternoon rush, were comparably smaller than a year before.—Faiz Sidddiqui
Faiz SidddiquiExamples of comparably in a Sentence
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The closure will leave residents in the eastern part of the county without a Comprehensive Stroke Center and San Jose will have fewer trauma centers than any other comparably sized city in the nation, according to county officials.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
What’s even more perplexing: Nothing resembling this pattern has occurred in other comparably wealthy countries.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
The drug, an allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, performed comparably to Sotyktu, a similar medicine made by Bristol Myers Squibb that was approved in 2022, FierceBiotech writes.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
Their nearest living relatives are the aquatic (and comparably small) Amazon river turtles.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Viruses are far more microscopic than even bacteria, however, which meant effective spikes needed to be comparably smaller.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Goat’s Horn With Red is comparably lively, undulating like the tide.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
In rehearsals of the Shostakovich, for instance, the basses were instructed to slice a bit harder and bow a bit more quickly — a move that almost surmounted the hall’s comparably stingy lows.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
The median comparably sized Austin-area home lists for over $800,000, but these units are currently priced between $469,990 and $578,990.
—Jim Morrison, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
What’s even more perplexing: Nothing resembling this pattern has occurred in other comparably wealthy countries.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
The drug, an allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, performed comparably to Sotyktu, a similar medicine made by Bristol Myers Squibb that was approved in 2022, FierceBiotech writes.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 11 Mar. 2024
Their nearest living relatives are the aquatic (and comparably small) Amazon river turtles.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Viruses are far more microscopic than even bacteria, however, which meant effective spikes needed to be comparably smaller.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
Goat’s Horn With Red is comparably lively, undulating like the tide.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
In rehearsals of the Shostakovich, for instance, the basses were instructed to slice a bit harder and bow a bit more quickly — a move that almost surmounted the hall’s comparably stingy lows.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
The median comparably sized Austin-area home lists for over $800,000, but these units are currently priced between $469,990 and $578,990.
—Jim Morrison, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Comparably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comparably. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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