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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done
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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form
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Recent Examples of counterpart
And cancer rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, which is up from 51% in 2002.
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
He is expected to get to work quickly, with sources saying preparations are underway for an immediate four-way meeting on Tuesday in Washington with Rubio’s counterparts from the Quad—Australia, India and Japan.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025
The Great America branding, both for the Santa Clara park and its Midwestern counterpart, was a nod to their opening dates: 1976, the nation’s bicentennial.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The interactions between the furry digital Williams and his real-life counterparts and environments were so central to the VFX that Millar and the Wētā team did previs versions of 10 musical numbers, which Gracey used to secure funding for his indie feature.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
He is expected to get to work quickly, with sources saying preparations are underway for an immediate four-way meeting on Tuesday in Washington with Rubio’s counterparts from the Quad—Australia, India and Japan.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025
The Great America branding, both for the Santa Clara park and its Midwestern counterpart, was a nod to their opening dates: 1976, the nation’s bicentennial.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The interactions between the furry digital Williams and his real-life counterparts and environments were so central to the VFX that Millar and the Wētā team did previs versions of 10 musical numbers, which Gracey used to secure funding for his indie feature.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpart
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Comments Nineties kids are kind of obsessed with twins.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again), the film from Ketchup Entertainment follows Andy Goodrich (Keaton), whose life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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The elaborate queue for the ride is set in a bank vault but the real highlight is right outside where there's a mini replica of Fremont Street in Sin City.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The highly accurate set comes with a replica of the stylish three-story house, every floor brimming with rooms and accessories inspired by key scenes from across the franchise, including Edward’s bedroom and the grand piano in the living room.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 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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However, details and the nuanced picture of performance with the new GeForce RTX 5090, which is first out of the gate, had to wait until today’s embargo lift.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Investigation Discovery documentary (streaming on Max) is a compilation of many claims made against Brown over the years, strung together to create a picture of a violent man whom the entertainment industry has granted a pass.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
23 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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“Counterpart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpart. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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