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counterparts

NOUN

match; identical part or thing

Synonyms

STRONG

analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto doppelganger duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate obverse opposite pendant ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

carbon copy dead ringer look alike opposite number peas in a pod spit and image spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

STRONG

original

Example Sentences

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This is Putin's 25th trip to China and Russian bureaucrats are likely to interact more with their Chinese counterparts than they do with officials from other countries.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The most advanced cybersecurity capabilities in the world are no longer in the hands of the National Security Agency and its foreign counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Advance meetings are then held with counterparts from the other country to work out an agenda and to agree on as many issues as possible before the heads of state sit down to talk.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The agency also posted pictures of U.S. officials meeting their Cuban counterparts on its X account External link.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Back in Durham, NCC student leaders contacted their counterparts at Shaw University in Raleigh and urged them to orchestrate their own sit-in and to pass the word along to other black schools.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson