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analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs] / əˈnæl ə gəs /


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The control gondola, analogous to a ship’s bridge, hung from the forward section of the keel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Instead, she made an argument that was analogous to the VMI plaintiffs’.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

"We cannot conclude that they are analogous to human names both because animals signals are often so different and because we don't understand the full intent behind the signals."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

Shares of AST SpaceMobile, which is building space-based broadband capacity analogous to SpaceX’s Starlink, gained 7.4%, leaving shares up 304% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

What was occurring at that moment was analogous to a seven-year-old playing a few games of tennis with his peers, then taking to the court against a still-active John McEnroe.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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