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as in compared
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
a value system that equates money with success
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as in likened
to describe as similar
you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart
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as in balanced
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn
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Recent Examples of equated
Traditionally, organizations have equated specialized knowledge with leadership potential.
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Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
This was a controversial move among some in Congress and the human rights community who were wedded to an ideology that equated sanctions with leverage for change.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
In a 2022 report, researchers found that less than 1% of flyers chose to offset their carbon footprint when purchasing tickets, and that passengers rarely equated their travel with direct environmental impacts.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
The proprietary software used in the documentary shouldn’t be equated with artificial intelligence.
—Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In a meeting last week with the advisory board of the Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Sports at Pepperdine University, some industry executives equated the current state of the AI boom to the beginning of the dot-com boom 20 years ago.
—Nelson Granados, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Investors have equated ETFs with index funds since their inception, even though there are also index mutual funds, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Fatness has long been culturally equated with a lack of discipline and self-control—a popular and harmful myth—and through Hurley’s arc, the show regularly reinforced that notion.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
This was a controversial move among some in Congress and the human rights community who were wedded to an ideology that equated sanctions with leverage for change.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
In a 2022 report, researchers found that less than 1% of flyers chose to offset their carbon footprint when purchasing tickets, and that passengers rarely equated their travel with direct environmental impacts.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
The proprietary software used in the documentary shouldn’t be equated with artificial intelligence.
—Denise Quan, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In a meeting last week with the advisory board of the Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Sports at Pepperdine University, some industry executives equated the current state of the AI boom to the beginning of the dot-com boom 20 years ago.
—Nelson Granados, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
Investors have equated ETFs with index funds since their inception, even though there are also index mutual funds, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Fatness has long been culturally equated with a lack of discipline and self-control—a popular and harmful myth—and through Hurley’s arc, the show regularly reinforced that notion.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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In California, lottery prizes are adjusted based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut hasn’t broadly adjusted Medicaid rates for doctors who treat low-income patients since 2008.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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The Czechs even opened the scoring in the first leg through her, but Portugal equalized early on in the second half.Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The host then equalized in the 83rd minute courtesy of Andri Guðjohnsen to set up a frantic end to the game.Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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No film version of Wilson has compensated for his arch, schematic theatricality, specifically in Fences (2016), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020), and now The Piano Lesson.Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
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