analogy
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That reasoning sits uneasily with the court’s modern insistence on historical analogy.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The analogy is shrinking a 4K image to the size of a postage stamp — except the picture is still 4K.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
SW: It is like the basketball analogy, he gets the triple-double every game.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Jordan used an analogy to make the case that high-intensity fire is not uniform.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
“Let’s not carry the analogy too far. I’ll be your matchmaker instead. I’H help you toward a proper patron. I know everyone with blood or money for fifty miles, so it shouldn’t be that hard.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing analogy
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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