as in identical
resembling another in every respect
in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity
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Recent Examples of coequal
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
Centrism rejects Manichaeism, allows the natural ebb and flow of political power and respects coequal branches of government.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
In its place was a Congress that had disseminated power throughout its ranks, that demanded greater accountability of its own leaders as well as of the executive branch, and that was far more willing to assert its constitutional status as a coequal branch of government.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
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Adjective
There are three coequal branches of government, and the Harris-Biden administration only controls one — the executive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Congress is a coequal branch of the US government with the executive branch.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 Apr. 2024
Centrism rejects Manichaeism, allows the natural ebb and flow of political power and respects coequal branches of government.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
In its place was a Congress that had disseminated power throughout its ranks, that demanded greater accountability of its own leaders as well as of the executive branch, and that was far more willing to assert its constitutional status as a coequal branch of government.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
Adjective
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Instead of existing in a single place, subject to the forces of nature or politics, bitcoin exists in the form of identical data stored in the computer memory across hundreds of thousands of computers spread out all around the planet—and even in space.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Basso laments the rush of indie games that followed the celebrated Hollow Knight (2017), each with a nearly identical set of moves: slide, double-jump and midair dash.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Still, whether productions opt to shoot in California at historically comparable levels will depend on changes to the program outside of the increase to its cap.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Pew previously conducted two similar studies in 2007 and 2014 using a different methodology than the current study; some measures in the poll are not comparable to previous studies.—
Jennifer Agiesta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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In terms of career OPS, the 25-year-old Guerrero has the edge over his counterpart, .863 to .856.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Sixteen out of the total 20 car models saw a decline in EV prices compared to their ICE counterparts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a typical breeding pair, one bird has two copies of the standard version, analogous to the XX genotype in humans.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, the ocean being an extension of our lungs, also the tides, the currents as kind of analogous to a circulatory system, circulating the nutrients around the body of the Earth, etc.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Though these drinks are exiting stage left, there are drinks with similar tastes and flavors that will remain.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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For similar taxpayers living in the United States, the numbers are $50,000 and $75,000, respectively.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Organizations can foster this same level of confidence in AI by investing in security measures that are transparent to users and effective at blocking bad actors.—
Rupesh Chokshi,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In another post that same month, Trachtenberg also addressed claims that her different appearance was due to malnourishment.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Meta’s need for new nuclear power, for example, is nearly equivalent to the entire 4.8 gigawatts of generating capacity at the Vogtle plant, enough to power more than 2 million homes and businesses.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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The 625 million acres is roughly equivalent to 976,562.5 square miles.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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