analogy
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The researchers explain this effect using an analogy to a Newton's cradle, the desktop device with a row of suspended metal balls.
From Science Daily
Plaza admitted that while it might seem like a strange analogy, the setup of the sci-fi thriller felt much like her grief.
From MarketWatch
"Here, chemical design meets computation, not as an analogy, but as a working principle."
From Science Daily
Using this analogy, he explains that Earth's climate control is not broken.
From Science Daily
The analogy here is that in the past, our worldview has been influenced by artists.
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