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Which of the following is an analogy about the human brain?

analogy

[uh-nal-uh-jee] / əˈnÃĶl ə dʒi /


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He suggested an intriguing analogy with biological evolution, in which different useful characteristics can emerge through separate processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“The analogy is amazing,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, who led the Senate Dems’ campaign arm in 2006, recently told the New York Times.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

He drew the analogy of a gun sitting on a theatre stage - if it was hanging there at the start of the show, it would certainly fire at the end.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I don’t know where he came up with that analogy, but who am I to argue?

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

I could not see the analogy, but did not like to admit it; so I harked back to what he had denied:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

To make the idea easier to understand, he uses several analogies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

I’m very wary of these sort of political analogies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

But, to keep the farmyard analogies going, Serkis is bullish.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

He then takes us on a lightning tour through each realm, offering a head-spinning wealth of information replete with helpful analogies and fun facts you can impress your friends with later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

“Think of your two less cups as a long-term investment,” he tells Garrett, who at this point could probably run his own company based entirely on Dad’s cheesy business analogies.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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