as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
as long as there's a rough equivalency in the armaments of the two countries, neither is likely to attack the other
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Recent Examples of equivalency
Wilkerson, Wilson said, attended Edison High School in Lake Station and later got her general equivalency diploma through Portage’s adult education program.
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For next gen startups with less invasive or temporary implants, demonstrating clinical equivalency to more expensive implants could usher in more nuanced assessment of value.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
New York’s century-old substantial equivalency standards were designed to ensure that all students — in public, private, and religious schools — receive at least a minimally adequate education in core subjects.
—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
This funding supports adult learners, who, for whatever reason, may not be fully proficient in reading, may need more education to be prepared for the workforce, may need help completing high school or high school equivalency.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
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The researchers argue that the holes weren't storage silos in the modern sense, but markers of equivalence – a way to make quantities visible and negotiable in a society without currency.—
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Profits will follow when the commitment to equality is genuine.—
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Principles like the moral equality of persons, the principle that everyone deserves dignity and respect, and that people should not be judged on the basis of morally irrelevant features beyond their control.—
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“Equivalency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivalency. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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