analog
noun
analogs
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pluralof analog.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Using similar observing methods, Roman could identify planets in tighter orbits, including true Jupiter analogs that are currently hidden by the glare of their stars.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Courts and litigants have spent years searching for historical analogs, debating how close is close enough and struggling to determine when a modern regulation meaningfully resembles something from the founding era.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Citi’s global macro strategy team led by Dirk Willer went in search of historical analogs, looking through the last five oil crises.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Dwarf galaxies in particular are useful local analogs to conditions scientists might expect to see in the early universe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Some of the operations of tensor calculus have analogs in algebra; many do not.
From Fifty Per Cent Prophet by Randall Garrett
