as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
it's absurd to suggest that there's an equality in the evil committed by the Nazis and the crimes of the government of that Asian country
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Recent Examples of equality
Most people have no idea that women in America don’t have full legal equality.
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Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Herzog has been under intense pressure both to issue a pardon from Netanyahu’s supporters and to deny him one from his opponents and those worried about equality under the law.
—Galit Altstein, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, with its litigation prowess and ample funds from supporters committed to advancing equality, the SPLC went on to bankrupt numerous notorious white supremacist organizations, including the United Klans of America and the Aryan Nations.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Misguided reform wiped away some of the greatest progress that modern educators have made toward racial equality.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Herzog has been under intense pressure both to issue a pardon from Netanyahu’s supporters and to deny him one from his opponents and those worried about equality under the law.
—Galit Altstein, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Over the ensuing decades, with its litigation prowess and ample funds from supporters committed to advancing equality, the SPLC went on to bankrupt numerous notorious white supremacist organizations, including the United Klans of America and the Aryan Nations.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Misguided reform wiped away some of the greatest progress that modern educators have made toward racial equality.
—Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equality
Noun
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Zermelo developed his other axioms to prove this equivalence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The center currently provides adult education, including English language classes and high school equivalency programs, but residents say that's only a fraction of what's needed.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Equality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equality. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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