analogous

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Something analogous happens in James Fox’s “Craftland,” which is devoted to the many traditional trades and occupations that have long created the material civilization of Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“By contrast, the present case does not involve any analogous creative product or expressive association,” Guerrero wrote, concluding that the California law is instead regulating people’s conduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

They show that structures analogous to the superior colliculus -- found in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals -- share a common purpose: merging sensory and motor information to guide gaze and attention.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025

Qubits, meanwhile, are the basic units of information that encode data in a quantum machine, analogous to bits in traditional computers.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

He wrote in one of his secret notebooks “Children have an uncommon pleasure in hiding themselves & skulking about in shrubbery. When other people are about: this is analogous to young pigs hiding themselves.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman