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equal to

Idioms  

  1. Adequate or fit in ability or extent, as in I'm not sure I'm equal to the task. [Late 1600s] Also see feel up to; up to.

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Combined, at $56 trillion, they are equal to 175% of annual gross domestic product, a ratio far beyond anything ever before seen.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

That is a level equal to around one third of all U.S. profits outside of the financial sector, and around 2% of U.S.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Aimiee Sadler, chief executive of Dogs Playing for Life, said that the program helps make dogs more suitable for adoption and that keeping dogs confined to their kennels is equal to “incarceration.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Upon a Termination Event, Party A will pay Party B a tax-free cash distributive award based on the length of the marriage, equal to $100,000 per full year of marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Wickham’s affection for Lydia was just what Elizabeth had expected to find it; not equal to Lydia’s for him.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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