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analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs] / əˈnæl ə gəs /


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The Bundists weren’t analogous to the Black Panthers, as she suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Instead, she made an argument that was analogous to the VMI plaintiffs’.

From Slate Jun. 30, 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

“We probably haven’t seen an analogous period of time like this since 1945,” Strazik said.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

The men’s admissions pattern was analogous to Gehrig’s hitting pattern—coming to bat more often during the second half of the season when getting a hit is easier.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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