equate
verb (used with object)
to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent.
was equating
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past progressiveof equate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Rosenwasser was equating the federation to the Stalin-era precursor to the KGB.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
When he said being gay helped him understand the importance of tolerance and acceptance, it provoked a backlash from those who argued he was equating two very different experiences.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2020
In a brief interview with TMZ, Graham said he believed Handler was equating homosexuality with being evil.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2018
Guo seems to be lying in some cases so we can believe anything he says The one that caught my attention was equating Guo to the craziest of the 9/11 "truthers".
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2018
After the rapper made a comment about sit-ins in the 1960s, he was asked whether he was equating his own paparazzi problems to the struggles of African-American civil rights campaigners.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2014
