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analogy

[uh-nal-uh-jee] / əˈnæl ə dʒi /


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The analogy is shrinking a 4K image to the size of a postage stamp — except the picture is still 4K.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

His father Julio did not like that analogy too much.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

And that’s why the mortgage analogy is so important.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The arresting analogy that is always made is that the number of people in the world who are actively searching for asteroids is fewer than the staff of a typical McDonald’s restaurant.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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