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as in metaphor
a way of describing or explaining one thing by means of describing another with which it shares certain points or qualities
The teacher used the analogy of a common pipeline to explain bandwidth on the Internet.
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as in equivalent
resemblance in certain points or qualities between two or more otherwise unlike things
The study made note of analogies between human and ape social behavior.
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Recent Examples of analogy
Cramer has another analogy about investing in meme stocks.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Archery elk hunting is a good analogy for life.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Max’s wide range of uses has prompted analogies to China’s WeChat.
—Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Going back to the novel-shredding analogy, imagine trying to reassemble the book after it was shredded into pieces only 1 centimeter square rather than 5.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Archery elk hunting is a good analogy for life.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Max’s wide range of uses has prompted analogies to China’s WeChat.
—Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Going back to the novel-shredding analogy, imagine trying to reassemble the book after it was shredded into pieces only 1 centimeter square rather than 5.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for analogy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analogy
Noun
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Fujii sees the Meiji-era collapse of the samurai as a metaphor for identity in transition.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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As Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly pushes him out of a taxi in the rain, the abandonment hits hard — a metaphor for her inability to commit or care.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The plug-in hybrid now offers an electric-only range of about 80 miles, while overall efficiency improves to the equivalent of 84 miles per gallon once the battery is depleted.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most pilot programs limit stablecoin holdings to no more than 5% of total cash equivalents.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Instead, Takaichi’s strengths, Nagy says, would be playing against Ishiba’s weaknesses and highlighting her own similarities to Trump.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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McCullough also noted the similarities between his and his father's football careers.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Manchester City have not spread the load in the same way as some of their counterparts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The plant grew faster than its native counterpart, the American bittersweet, but by the 1960s, horticulturists were growing wary.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Analogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analogy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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