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something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.; something that is analogous to something else
a modern analog to what happened before the synthetic analog of a chemical found in a tropical tree a meat analogue such as tofu
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Recent Examples of analogue
The Pocket 4 Pro is a portable gaming device with the requisite analogue sticks, face buttons, d-pads, shoulder buttons and triggers.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Mike Jay, a historian and the author of Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, told me that the effects of a psychedelic analogue may be construed as either trips or side effects, depending on when and how people experience them.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
By contrast, think of Doom’s closest analogue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024
In many ways, his closest analogue is the similarly ubiquitous and controversial Ryan Murphy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Mike Jay, a historian and the author of Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, told me that the effects of a psychedelic analogue may be construed as either trips or side effects, depending on when and how people experience them.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
By contrast, think of Doom’s closest analogue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Loki.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024
In many ways, his closest analogue is the similarly ubiquitous and controversial Ryan Murphy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogue
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The profile — based on multiple interviews with Ali along with former colleagues, friends and reporters, according to Kiefer — painted an unflattering image of Ali, alleged the plaintiff.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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To illustrate its point, the Copyright Office used Google’s Gemini to create an image of a cat smoking a pipe.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Another version of the Alaïa catsuit was also modeled during the 1991 fall runway by model Yasmeen Ghauri, while a version of its skirt counterpart — similar to the one Jenner wore — was shown off by model Nadège du Bospertus, per Vogue.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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On average, people who were retired reported a 0.04-point increase in symptoms of depression than their working counterparts.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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The portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were released earlier this month ahead of the inauguration.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The portrait of a contemporary Palestinian family and the complexities of its life in Israel premiered in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar last September, clinching its Best Screenplay award.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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With a focus on environmental stability and sustainability, the company has made significant strides in reducing carbon emissions through its proprietary technologies.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Environmentalists cringe at the implications for climate change — electricity generation accounts for one-quarter of U.S. carbon emissions, according to the EPA — but miners welcome the shift.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In parallel with retail expansion for European luxury brands in Saudi Arabia, the nation is also focusing more on growing its own design economy.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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What To Know About Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Push—As Major Cities And Mexico Brace For Surge Traditional CPUs are good at solving highly complex calculations, while GPUs are good at doing many slightly less complex calculations in parallel at a very high speed.—
Andreas Bubenzer-Paim,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Among the places some of them took refuge was Likee, a TikTok clone launched by the profitable Singaporean tech company Joyy in 2017.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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His Carneros Chardonnay is carefully selected from a small block from a variety of clones, primarily fermented in 53% French oak using native yeast, with a small percentage of concrete.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hopkins, who is well known for his own monstrous portrayal of Hannibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs, has been working frequently, including voicing a character in the two-part Netflix film Rebel Moon and forthcoming sci-fi flick Eyes in the Trees.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The director gives a sensitive turn as Hanan, and her portrayal of a protective mother anchors the narrative.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Federal research on that lizard's spit led to the development of Ozempic.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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It is generally spread by sharing saliva or spit and requires close contact.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogue. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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