as in identical
resembling another in every respect
in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity
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Recent Examples of coequal
Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
There is nothing by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha or Wayne Thiebaud, artists associated with California — a coequal locus of creativity to New York and the East Coast — who project a sensibility distinctly different from that cultivated in New York.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
The code of conduct’s first good deed is putting the Supreme Court in its proper context, which is atop a judiciary that the Constitution makes a coequal branch of government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them.
—David Bernhardt, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
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Adjective
Neither does anything in the decision prohibit states or the coequal federal branches from recognizing the same.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
There is nothing by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha or Wayne Thiebaud, artists associated with California — a coequal locus of creativity to New York and the East Coast — who project a sensibility distinctly different from that cultivated in New York.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
The code of conduct’s first good deed is putting the Supreme Court in its proper context, which is atop a judiciary that the Constitution makes a coequal branch of government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them.
—David Bernhardt, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
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Friday's narrow decision was identical to a preliminary vote Tuesday to move ahead with approving the curriculum.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Both teams had nearly identical stats at halftime: USC had slight edges in shooting and three-point percentage, turnovers, assists and rebounds, but a 28-point performance from USC’s bench — led by Terrance Williams II (and Wesley Yates III — carried the Trojans to a seven-point halftime lead.Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Australian filmmakers are more interested than ever in collaborating with Indian counterparts.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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The scene finds Menzel and Chenoweth iconically singing together, and also gives each actress a special moment with their big-screen character counterpart.Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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The potential for outsized influence by a foreign power in a country’s internal affairs is analogous to the American discussion over fracking.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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How Are Stuffing and Dressing Similar The recipes for stuffing and dressing are very similar.Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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While the names may be similar (and the search results all ajumble), kissing biscuits are most assuredly meant for breakfast, not dessert.Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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But there are places where achieving that same quality of life requires much lower wages, and others where families would need to bring home a much higher income.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The longtime civil rights attorney rose to power that same year with the goal of reimagining how the DA’s office prosecutes cases and pushing back against the nation’s legacy of mass incarceration, which disproportionately affected Black residents and communities of color.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The equivalent sale last year hammered at $88.4 million, which was seen as disappointing because that amount fell about $8 million short of its $96 million presale estimate.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Each ton of this green mineral has the capacity to sequester an equivalent ton of CO2.Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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