analogous

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But that argument is undermined by the short-term responses of Treasury rates in the closest analogous crisis: the 1973 embargo on oil shipments to the U.S. by the petroleum-exporting countries in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The commission’s package, which now moves to the European Parliament, would consolidate analogous authority within the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Some readers imagine Kafka’s protagonist, Gregor Samsa, a hardworking salesman in a city that seems analogous to Kafka’s native Prague, has morphed into a cockroach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

This would be analogous to having one arm tied behind your back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

He wrote in one of his secret notebooks “Children have an uncommon pleasure in hiding themselves & skulking about in shrubbery. When other people are about: this is analogous to young pigs hiding themselves.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman