How to Use equate in a Sentence

equate

verb
  • You shouldn't equate those two things.
  • This equates about one in 10 jobs.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Many leaders equate strength with having the last word.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But head winds do not equate to the state coming in and taking over.
    — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Provide a budget, but don’t equate a gift idea with its price tag.
    — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Stop equating stress with success.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Casseroles are equated with comfort.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The new rate would equate to 10 percent of the full value of the item.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
  • Like most of us, that usually equates to having a mile-long to-do list.
    — Erin Zelle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • We are trained, from early on, to equate addition with progress.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • That would equate to over 1,000 marten in a three-month season.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • That would equate to about three million, or about 20% of high-school students.
    — Jennifer Maloney, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018
  • Some equate it to a mash-up of a kiwi, a pear, and a watermelon.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The dog learns to equate pulling on the leash with pain and stops pulling to avoid the pain — or so the theory goes.
    — Dawn Kovell, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • While some might say that was a sign of progress, Roby equates it as to losing a dear friend.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t to equate a bookstore’s sales to the plight of people targeted by the state.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • To equate Anne Frank and her death with any other death going on out there is just wrong.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Many equate an omakase restaurant with stuffiness and outrageous prices.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That equates to roughly one-third of the British population at the time.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Mar. 2019
  • In the same song, Drake equates his success with Michael Jackson’s.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
  • What a wild ride though, from not wanting kids to being equated with Mama’s.
    — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • That needs to equate to 20-plus points a game for Denver to keep progressing.
    — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 23 July 2019
  • A lot of people equated cruelty with strength, and a lot of them aren’t going to be able to come back from that.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • Too many banks equate modernization with moonshots.
    — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Reid likes to equate playing quarterback to being a farmer, at least in the sense that there’s always more work to be done.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The return of Rashee Rice equated the return of the bubble screen.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In a world that often equates growth with success, his model suggests another path.
    — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • For someone who seems to equate being rich with getting respect, money can feel like a familiar friend.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • More harmful, however, are mental health stereotypes that equate strength with silence.
    — Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Spending doesn’t equate directly to winning.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

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