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comparable

[kom-per-uh-buhl, kuhm-pair-] / ˈkɒm pər ə bəl, kəmˈpɛər- /




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Unlike silicon, which requires ultra-pure single-crystal wafers, these materials can be produced using inexpensive solution-based methods while delivering comparable performance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

“It would pull the company in the opposite direction to where we want and need to go, which is towards simpler, standardized and comparable reporting,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Of course, measles and a cold are not remotely comparable, which is precisely the issue with serious diseases that were once eradicated becoming endemic.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Few activists in the financial world have had comparable impact as the investor and activist David Webb—and fewer still have done so with such independence and analytical rigor.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The “earth art” of the prehistoric Indians of North America, the so-called Mound Builders, is comparable to the megalithic monuments of Europe in terms of the effort involved.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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