analogous

The expansion was analogous to the Big Bang, while the contraction resembled a Big Crunch, a hypothetical fate of the universe in which cosmic expansion eventually reverses and everything collapses inward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

"This is, in a meaningful sense, analogous to what large language models like ChatGPT do," explains Reynolds.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 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