analogue

variants or analog
as in image
formal something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu

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Recent Examples of analogue During the Eocene epoch (roughly 33.9 million to 56 million years ago), oceans also warmed, and it’s often used as an analogue for what’s happening today. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024 On top of that, the Pocket 5 features 3D Hall effect joysticks, analogue triggers and interchangeable button layouts. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 It is formulated with prostaglandin analogue, which studies show can improve hair length and density. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2024 His methods are analogue — Ash exclusively communicates with brave clients and evil conglomerates alike through a talk-to-text relay service designed to help deaf people make standard phone calls. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for analogue 
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Noun
  • Unlike those painters, however, Mathieson had to create his images on location with an army of collaborators and the challenge of crafting beautiful images when Scott’s preference is to shoot with as many cameras as possible — something Mathieson says makes lighting exponentially more difficult.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.
    Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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  • Australian filmmakers are more interested than ever in collaborating with Indian counterparts.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Its counterpart, the Calming Serum, features mugwort and green tea, to reduce dermal irritation.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There are full-length and half-length portraits by Auerbach, but, in truth, the real action starts from the neck up.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In execution, however, the film exhibits something of a split personality by awkwardly moving between cutesy soap operatic romance and an unsparing, oft-devastating portrait of the myriad hurdles facing foreign workers.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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  • With every refresh and scroll, data centers around the world work overtime, consuming energy and increasing carbon emissions.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The money spent on local businesses helps the community and business owners while cutting down on the carbon emissions used to transport goods to big box stores around the country.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
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  • English rock bands, Swiss watch brands—the parallels are surprisingly similar.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • And some of the young people around him are drawing parallels among marginalized groups globally.
    Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Thankfully, earlier this year conservationists cloned Willa twice more, producing two new clones named Noreen and Antonia.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The zookeepers freeze plant cells to clone in the future.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Business disputes often feature radically different portrayals in court documents, and that could happen here.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Drew Starkey has been a household name for a while, mostly because of his portrayal of Rafe Cameron in the Netflix drama Outer Banks.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2024
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  • Cookware This is something for the big-splashy-meal cook in your life—the king of the standing rib roast, the empress of the whole pig on a spit, the generalissimo of the hundred-person clam bake.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The exes — who have put each other on blast on social media multiple times since their spit — are also parents to daughter Kulture and son Wave.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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