analogize
verb
anal·o·gize
ə-ˈna-lə-ˌjīz 
analogized; analogizing
: to use or exhibit analogy
: to compare by analogy
Examples of analogize in a Sentence
analogized the White House scandal to a cancer that was spreading to every internal organ of the body
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This exceptional decision would have the effect of robbing states of jurisdiction not only over climate cases, but also over a range of other tort and products liability cases that future defendants would analogize to these suits.
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David A. Dana, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2024
The weak case for seeing Israel’s war with Hamas as analogous to America’s struggle against the Axis
Stephens is far from alone in analogizing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Allied cause.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
Judge Smith analogized what the FBI did to the abusive searches British authorities conducted in the run-up to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Not so long ago, that analogizing was the work of shamans, imams, and ministers.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
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David A. Dana, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2024
The weak case for seeing Israel’s war with Hamas as analogous to America’s struggle against the Axis
Stephens is far from alone in analogizing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Allied cause.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
Judge Smith analogized what the FBI did to the abusive searches British authorities conducted in the run-up to the Revolutionary War.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Not so long ago, that analogizing was the work of shamans, imams, and ministers.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for analogize
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“Analogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogize. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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