1
as in compared
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
a value system that equates money with success
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as in likened
to describe as similar
you're being silly when you equate the talent of that pop star with the musical genius of Mozart
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as in balanced
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
you'll stop running up debts when you start equating what you spend with what you earn
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Recent Examples of equated
Investors have equated ETFs with index funds since their inception, even though there are also index mutual funds, experts said.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Fatness has long been culturally equated with a lack of discipline and self-control—a popular and harmful myth—and through Hurley’s arc, the show regularly reinforced that notion.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
Fatness has long been culturally equated with a lack of discipline and self-control—a popular and harmful myth—and through Hurley’s arc, the show regularly reinforced that notion.
—Rebecca Bodenheimer, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Equated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equated. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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