equivalent
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It’s the genre equivalent of an airbag that deploys already half-deflated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
He said it would be the equivalent of Ervebo, which is already in use for the more common Zaire species of Ebola.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
JPMorgan puts the number at 64%, leaving the equivalent of about three weeks of exports before they are full.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The tentative deal introduces a new bonus pool for employees in the semiconductor division, equivalent to 10.5 percent of the division's operating profit, to be paid in stock.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Puberty is the equivalent of guerrilla warfare on your body.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing equivalent
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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