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McDaniels wound up being a disaster, and Davis regretted not hiring Bisaccia.
Remorse over that situation likely factored into the decision to stick with Pierce, even though his experience paled in comparison to Bisaccia’s.
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Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Our moon, for comparison, is about 27 percent of Earth’s size.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Some perspective: Even though Bryce Young improved significantly in the second half of the season as Carolina’s quarterback, his numbers and wins pale in comparison to what Darnold and Mayfield have done in 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the shocks and springs simply need to work too hard to manage nearly 5,000 pounds of four-door EV, though that figure only sounds steep in comparison to a hot hatch like the Focus RS.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mike Jones, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Our moon, for comparison, is about 27 percent of Earth’s size.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Some perspective: Even though Bryce Young improved significantly in the second half of the season as Carolina’s quarterback, his numbers and wins pale in comparison to what Darnold and Mayfield have done in 2024.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the shocks and springs simply need to work too hard to manage nearly 5,000 pounds of four-door EV, though that figure only sounds steep in comparison to a hot hatch like the Focus RS.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comparison
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Additionally, the use of Cold War–era analogies—or even analogies from the war in Ukraine—might go out the window if the United States decided to deploy troops to defend Taiwan.Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
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Newton used the analogy of a cannonball, fired horizontally, following a similar curve back down to the ground.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Technology, however, is only one part of the equation.Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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That’s 10% down versus 2023, and does not include China in the equation.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Madness can traffic in false equivalences—a common pitfall of political fiction that values moderation as an end in itself.Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Leaving prison with $20 and a high school equivalency certificate, Fauteck straightened up.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sanchez earned his high school equivalency while in prison and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Florida in 2017.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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On the inside, Tesla has added ventilated front seats and an infotainment screen for the rear passengers, and there are now blindspot monitors, all additions that will help Tesla stay close to feature parity with its many rivals in that market.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Only one state has disability coverage parity, in which mental health conditions are covered in the same way as physical health conditions: Vermont.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Poor performance by Cymru Premier clubs in Europe explains that lowly position, which has a knock-on effect financially with UEFA’s distribution to the various associations partly based on their respective ranking.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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There is no linkage established to a foreign actor at this point.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Shifting with manual BMWs has always had a wonderful, mechanical feel, and the linkage and bushings unique to the Handschalter package only improve upon that tradition.Nick Czap, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Comparison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparison. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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