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Recent Examples of equivalence The same illogic leads the progressive Left to equate Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists with the October 7 atrocities, and to draw false equivalences between Daniel Penny’s intervention on a subway and Mangione’s premeditated execution. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 There is no moral equivalence between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024 According to the state, there should have been a trial on the matter of equivalence complete with the taking of evidence and expert testimony. Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for equivalence

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“Equivalence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalence. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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