analogous
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Instead, she made an argument that was analogous to the VMI plaintiffs’.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
The takeover of Auburn University is analogous to receivership for a struggling business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
"We cannot conclude that they are analogous to human names both because animals signals are often so different and because we don't understand the full intent behind the signals."
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
What was occurring at that moment was analogous to a seven-year-old playing a few games of tennis with his peers, then taking to the court against a still-active John McEnroe.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Vocabulary lists containing analogous
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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