as in similar
having qualities in common
bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad
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Recent Examples of analogous
Perhaps the most analogous example among automotive marques is Porsche, the first automobile of which emerged in 1948 from an Austrian barn and, within 15 years, transformed into what has become the most collectible sports car in the world.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Such buying and selling is analogous to feeding more or less gas to a car.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Over the past decade, scholars have increasingly mapped postcolonial theory onto post-Soviet contexts, treating Russian imperial expansion as analogous to Western colonialism.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Probing an analogous space leads you to learn and stretch.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Such buying and selling is analogous to feeding more or less gas to a car.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Over the past decade, scholars have increasingly mapped postcolonial theory onto post-Soviet contexts, treating Russian imperial expansion as analogous to Western colonialism.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Probing an analogous space leads you to learn and stretch.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for analogous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogous
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The flight instructor had more than 800 hours in total of civilian flight experience and had flown 140 hours in helicopters similar to the one that crashed.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chamber is also backing another idea Mayor Vince Lago recently proposed — a plan to potentially charge commercial property owners across the Gables a beautification fee, except for those on Miracle Mile and Giralda, which already have a similar fee in place.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many of Mecklenburg County’s top officials make similar or better money than those doing comparable jobs in other parts of the state and country.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dell’s total headcount fell roughly 10%, or about 11,000 employees, in fiscal 2026, according to its 10-K filing, which is the third consecutive year of comparable declines.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ho Tzu Nyen’s virtual reality installation Voice of Void, 2021, which was on view at Berlin’s Neugerriemschneider gallery this spring, offers a glimpse of such possibilities.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Analogous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogous. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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