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as in equivalents
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form
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Recent Examples of counterparts
In an April 9 letter to their downstream counterparts, the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming warned that using water from their smaller reservoirs to bolster Lake Powell risks jobs and tourism in their states.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Ocean researchers, however, aren’t as gungho as their astrophilic counterparts.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Consequently, in many varieties of English today, was, wand and ward have rounded vowels, while unrounded vowels can still be heard in their W-less counterparts, has, hand and hard.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Under White’s leadership at AWS, revenue metrics have integrated directly into the marketing lifecycle, ensuring marketing leaders operate as strategic counterparts to sales executives in weekly business reviews.
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Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In true World Cup fashion, by match time some Tunisian fans had seemingly formed friendships with counterparts supporting the Netherlands.
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Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
And a YouGov poll shows that 61% of women watch true crime compared to their male counterparts at 52%.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
As part of Canada Morning, six Canadian broadcasters (CBC, Knowledge, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, TVO, TFO) will present an ongoing project open for co-producers and international investors, before discussing their strategies and engaging with international counterparts France Télévisions and RTBF.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts.
—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
Ocean researchers, however, aren’t as gungho as their astrophilic counterparts.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
Consequently, in many varieties of English today, was, wand and ward have rounded vowels, while unrounded vowels can still be heard in their W-less counterparts, has, hand and hard.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Under White’s leadership at AWS, revenue metrics have integrated directly into the marketing lifecycle, ensuring marketing leaders operate as strategic counterparts to sales executives in weekly business reviews.
—
Slma Shelbayah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In true World Cup fashion, by match time some Tunisian fans had seemingly formed friendships with counterparts supporting the Netherlands.
—
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
And a YouGov poll shows that 61% of women watch true crime compared to their male counterparts at 52%.
—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
As part of Canada Morning, six Canadian broadcasters (CBC, Knowledge, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, TVO, TFO) will present an ongoing project open for co-producers and international investors, before discussing their strategies and engaging with international counterparts France Télévisions and RTBF.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterparts
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Attrition rates among offshore employees can run significantly higher than their onshore equivalents, not because the talent is weaker, but because the employment experience often is.
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Radiators and solar arrays can consume 65 to 70 percent of total satellite mass, and space-grade photovoltaics run orders of magnitude more expensive than terrestrial equivalents.
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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This is especially true for premium merchandise priced over $1,000, where buyers face the highest financial risk, the authors of the report said, adding that full-body rendering has emerged as the clear consumer preference, capturing 80 percent of user engagement over basic AI twins.
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And, if no team could, how would the twins respond to being separated for the first time since their zygote days?
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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.
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Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.
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Where a genuinely historic one doesn’t exist, owners are building replicas to recreate the elegance of a past era.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.
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Second, brighter satellites also create streaks in telescope images that mar observations.
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“Counterparts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterparts. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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