as in similar
having qualities in common
solving a crime and diagnosing a disease are corresponding tasks: they both require a meticulous search for clues
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as in writing
to engage in an exchange of written messages
old friends who have been corresponding for years
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as in coinciding
to be in agreement on every point
the menu for the wedding banquet corresponds exactly with everyone's special requests
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Recent Examples of corresponding
Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Symptoms include diarrhea or bloody diarrhea with corresponding abdominal cramps and nausea.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The projects were filmed and recorded at a Topeka correctional facility, whose residents the singer had been corresponding with and inspiring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The report said festive spending in November and December is expected to reach 1.7 billion pounds, a 3.2 percent increase over the corresponding period last year.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Symptoms include diarrhea or bloody diarrhea with corresponding abdominal cramps and nausea.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The projects were filmed and recorded at a Topeka correctional facility, whose residents the singer had been corresponding with and inspiring.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Eventually our list reaches more than a dozen more victims, nearly all with similar experiences, most of them bursting with a desire to talk.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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And because the two isolated genes are found in many other plant species, similar genetic editing may help improve other agricultural staples in the future.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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One reason is that grants tend to go to organizations with little experience or track record building programs or delivering services, but which are excellent at writing government grants.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In Today's Software Development Today’s AI tools are great at automating repetitive tasks, such as writing boilerplate code and refactoring.Julius Hietala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
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The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
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The potential for outsized influence by a foreign power in a country’s internal affairs is analogous to the American discussion over fracking.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company entered a settlement agreement with Pivot Holding LLC, agreeing to pay $500,000 for milestone payments under a collaboration agreement.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Having two such strong candidates for acting honors could boost The Penguin, but what might end up making the biggest difference is what categories the show will compete in.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Fuchs said such rapid flips between extremes were precisely what the government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment predicted.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Its 69 rooms and suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows and some have private landscaped terraces with wooden trellises sparkling with lights, but no two rooms are alike.Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Their cases seemed eerily alike to a lot of people, including Arelie’s sisters.Dateline NBC, NBC News, 16 July 2024
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“Corresponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corresponding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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