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analogies

  • plural
    of analogy.
    analogy
    noun
    a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.

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To make the idea easier to understand, he uses several analogies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

I’m very wary of these sort of political analogies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

But, to keep the farmyard analogies going, Serkis is bullish.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

But Hemani serves as a reminder that analogies are easiest to make from a distance.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

I resist such analogies, but it is my preferred mode of operating not only in draughts but in politics.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela