as in similar
having qualities in common
two comparable selections that are hard to choose between
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Recent Examples of comparable
More recently, Durbin cosponsored an amendment with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to require employers to pay H-1B visa holders far higher than the market wage for comparable U.S. workers.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The game takes you through multiple sprawling areas comparable in size with MMO game zones, with creatures and enemies clustered in various levels.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The donations—reinforced by comparable donations from European militaries—not only provided ammunition for immediate defense against Russia’s invasion and occupation but also enabled Ukraine to amass the core of a modern and durable NATO-style military.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Preparing for an economic downturn is comparable to training before a major competition.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The game takes you through multiple sprawling areas comparable in size with MMO game zones, with creatures and enemies clustered in various levels.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
The donations—reinforced by comparable donations from European militaries—not only provided ammunition for immediate defense against Russia’s invasion and occupation but also enabled Ukraine to amass the core of a modern and durable NATO-style military.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Preparing for an economic downturn is comparable to training before a major competition.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparable
Adjective
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Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie recently expressed similar thoughts, saying Phoenix’s star power makes the Suns impossible to ignore.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company was formed to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nothing in the founding-era legal landscape is analogous to the challenged law.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There were also the Trump women, looking all alike onstage in Farrah Fawcett–style blonde hairdos with a little flip at the end.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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One such patient is Leslie Waibel, a 71-year-old retiree in Quincy, who has been using Gather’s medical services for the past year.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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One such country, Indonesia, recently became a Gavi donor for the first time.—
Seth Berkley,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Comparable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparable. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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