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
Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
There is nothing by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha or Wayne Thiebaud, artists associated with California — a coequal locus of creativity to New York and the East Coast — who project a sensibility distinctly different from that cultivated in New York.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
The code of conduct’s first good deed is putting the Supreme Court in its proper context, which is atop a judiciary that the Constitution makes a coequal branch of government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them.
—David Bernhardt, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
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Neither does anything in the decision prohibit states or the coequal federal branches from recognizing the same.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
There is nothing by Richard Diebenkorn, Ed Ruscha or Wayne Thiebaud, artists associated with California — a coequal locus of creativity to New York and the East Coast — who project a sensibility distinctly different from that cultivated in New York.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
The code of conduct’s first good deed is putting the Supreme Court in its proper context, which is atop a judiciary that the Constitution makes a coequal branch of government.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them.
—David Bernhardt, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal
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Her sisters, with their identical looks, would prank teachers by switching places.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Older people who might not be as familiar with new technologies such as AI can be particularly susceptible to these types of scams, particularly when the caller on the other line sounds identical to a loved one.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Rural states like West Virginia have life expectancies akin to those in developing nations, while wealthier states like California boast outcomes comparable to European ones.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lululemon China Sales As a result, the company has turned to China for growth, which so far has helped lift sales across the overall business and because of that company-wide comparable sales grew 4% during the quarter.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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New data from TransUnion shows Zoomers are using credit cards to make ends meet more than their Millennial counterparts did at the same stage of life.Lindsey Downing, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Negro said the research did not investigate hunting success in relation to plumage color, but earlier research had suggested that whiter barn owls were more efficient hunters than their darker counterparts during a full moon.Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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PMTs would function in an analogous role to deliver basic primary care.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Self-publishing is analogous to modern communication, but more in relation to social media and blogging than self-publishing on Amazon or through a vanity press.Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
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Concerns have been voiced within the community regarding the paint schemes for the team's No. 6 and No. 60 cars under the Castrol sponsorship, which resulted in similar looks for each vehicle, allegedly diminishing their individual identities.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This faux-shearling coat from Gap has slim lines and a single row of buttons, similar to what Holmes wore, but in all-black.Clint Davis, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Both of Brown’s predecessors followed that same logic — considering everything and eliminating nothing — but never seriously entertained moving any of the club’s impending free agents.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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That same year, Ball was promoted to principal dancer.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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In audio book time, that's equivalent to 62 hours and 48 minutes.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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The fines would be equivalent to the number of TikTok users who continued to use TikTok after the divestiture deadline — currently January 19 — times 5,000: a number that could quickly reach into tens or hundreds of billions.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Coequal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coequal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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