compare (with)

as in to stack up (against or with)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare

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  • This special vehicle will thus approximate, for its owner, some of the joys and sensations of being an actual superhero.
    Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But Trujillo believes that Republicans’ success there can be replicated, or at least approximated, across the country.
    Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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  • Despite this success, Zamani reflects on his dismay within the conventional capitalist framework that prioritizes profit over purpose.
    Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Most of those swings reflected, and sometimes led, national trends.
    Nancy C. Unger / Made by History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • Top-tier elite members from United, Delta, Alaska, and American Airlines can match to JetBlue’s Mosaic 2 status for up to three months.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Former Indiana State Police Firearm Examiner Melissa Oberg testified the .40 caliber round found between the bodies matched a pistol seized from Allen’s home, according to CNN affiliate WTHR.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • Cyclists approached an outdoor table where a boy stamped their L’Intrepida passports, verifying arrival.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • New data released on Oct. 16 shows that filming in L.A. is approaching historically low levels, with the three-month period from July to September seeing the fewest number of shoot days this year.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024

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“Compare (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compare%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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