equal
adjective
as great as; the same as (often followed by to orwith ).
equaled
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past participleof equal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof equal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
equaladjectiveas great as; the same as (often followed by to orwith ).
Example Sentences
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He entertained mass audiences so successfully that his murder mysteries, spy sagas and innocent-man-accused tales became their own genre: the Alfred Hitchcock Movie, often imitated but never equaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Brasília’s budget deficit was a gaping 9.4% of GDP in April, while government debt equaled 80.4% of output, according to central bank data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The latter equaled about 8% of revenue in the most recent quarter.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Devyn Sproles equaled Rainey’s 11.41 one week before to win the second heat and take second overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Thirty-eight beats times four equaled 152 beats per minute.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
