equivalent
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Duke University economist Matthias Kehrig calculated that for lower-income commuters, the $1 rise in gas prices in the past month is equivalent to 2% of income.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
He says his fees are the equivalent of two full time members of staff salaries per month.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
That is even after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, shaving as much as 16 million barrels from daily petroleum supplies, equivalent to 15% of prewar demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In Paris, for example, the average price per gallon hit the equivalent of $10.27 this week.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
It is the prosecutor’s job to turn blood on the suspect’s clothes into the equivalent of a witness against them—he must make the blood speak.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
