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equals

  • plural
    of equal.
    equal
    adjective
    as great as; the same as (often followed by to orwith ).
  • present tense form
    of equal (3rd person singular).
    equal
    adjective
    as great as; the same as (often followed by to orwith ).

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It’s almost too much work for me, even, but it would be much easier if he could have access to the money that equals his half of the acreage they co-own.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Six successive home defeats in the league equals a grim club record dating back to 1920.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

"It's not as straightforward as 'high temperature equals collapse,'" Kristen Cook, a geomorphologist at the Grenoble Alpes University in France, told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

We were white, Filipino, Vietnamese and Latino, children of working-class parents and equals in the eyes of God.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“The zero becomes a ten...minus three, equals seven...and the other zero becomes a nine, minus seven...so it’s one dollar and twenty-seven cents!”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia