compared to
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or compared with
: in relation to (something else) : measured or judged against (something else)
I'm a slob compared to my roommate.
This rain is nothing compared to what we got yesterday.
Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one.
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As of this July, 58% of students who wrapped up college in the past year were still trying to find stable work, compared to 25% of millennials and Gen Xers who faced the same predicament.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
That is still conservative compared to Bridgewater Associates' founder and billionaire Ray Dalio's advise earlier this month of allocating as much as 15% of one's portfolio to gold.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The 9-year-old also appeared to be wearing a wig that had darker and straighter hair compared to her natural hair.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Women who take oral contraceptives have a 30 to 50% lower risk of ovarian cancer compared to women who have never used them, according to the National Cancer Institute.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
That is still conservative compared to Bridgewater Associates' founder and billionaire Ray Dalio's advise earlier this month of allocating as much as 15% of one's portfolio to gold.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The 9-year-old also appeared to be wearing a wig that had darker and straighter hair compared to her natural hair.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Women who take oral contraceptives have a 30 to 50% lower risk of ovarian cancer compared to women who have never used them, according to the National Cancer Institute.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Compared to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compared%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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