analogous to
Frequency: 8.020.4 per million words
The most common preposition used to link two compared items.
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Examples (10)
- The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.
- The wings of a bird are analogous to the wings of an insect, serving the same function but having different origins.
- A computer's hard drive is often described as being analogous to the human brain's long-term memory.
- The legal precedent set in that case is analogous to the situation we are facing today.
- The relationship between a teacher and a student is in some ways analogous to that of a guide and a traveler.
- Historians argue that the fall of the Roman Empire is not directly analogous to the challenges modern superpowers face.
- The flow of information on the internet is somewhat analogous to the flow of capital in a global economy.
- The structure of this novel is analogous to the five-act structure of a Shakespearean play.
- Finding a solution to this complex puzzle felt analogous to navigating a labyrinth without a map.
- Do you think the experience of learning a new language is analogous to learning a musical instrument?