analogous

The word “nocturne,” typically used to describe music, poetry or paintings made to evoke a pensive, nighttime mood, must have seemed vaguely analogous to “Sandman,” which was already the title of a TV show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In the new experiment, the Duke-led team reproduced analogous string breaking behavior using a trapped-ion quantum platform.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Federal courts have recently confronted the limits of analogous industry-led regulators, but the issue remains unsettled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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