equate with/and
idiom
: to say or think that (something) is equal to or the same as (something else)
He equates disagreement with/and disloyalty.
You shouldn't equate material wealth with happiness.
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Scoring high grades doesn’t always equate with longer-term success.
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Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Scoring high grades doesn’t always equate with longer term success.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
Keep in mind that fast-acting relief does not always equate with long-lasting relief.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2024
The prevailing scientific opinion is that more advanced nervous systems equate with elevated learning potential in animals.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Scoring high grades doesn’t always equate with longer term success.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
Keep in mind that fast-acting relief does not always equate with long-lasting relief.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2024
The prevailing scientific opinion is that more advanced nervous systems equate with elevated learning potential in animals.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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“Equate with/and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate%20with%2Fand. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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