analogies

Example Sentences

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While historical comparisons and analogies can be overdone, the parallels between Washington in late November 2004 and today can feel a little too on the nose.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Even if you don’t put much weight on chart analogies, Deluard said that we should be paying attention to the many signs of an imminent market top.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Though analogies were drawn to household production, the reality differed: Work was repetitive, boring, without break—the machines never stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Historical analogies provide strategic inspiration: just as abolitionists once argued persuasively that human slavery was a moral abomination, modern activists might convincingly frame AI "enslavement" as ethically unacceptable and strategically dangerous for humanity’s future.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

It takes cognitive toil and literary dexterity to pare an argument to its essentials, narrate it in an orderly sequence, and illustrate it with analogies that are both familiar and accurate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker