analogy
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The analogy quickly spread across social media, where it was widely criticized for oversimplifying how identification actually works in everyday settings.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
“The analogy is, I need a new garage, and you tell me I have to buy a new house,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Mohammed El-Erian uses the analogy of a fire brigade that has run out of water.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
“It takes too long,” he said, drawing an analogy to law enforcement standards for officers facing misconduct allegations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The analogy is more poetic than precise, for the cell accomplishes its “burning” with only the moderate heat of the body’s normal temperature.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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