equivalency
noun
equiv·a·len·cy
i-ˈkwi-və-lən(t)-sē 
-ˈkwiv-lən(t)-sē
plural equivalencies
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: a level of achievement equivalent to completion of an educational or training program
a high school equivalency certificate
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Examples of equivalency in a Sentence
as long as there's a rough equivalency in the armaments of the two countries, neither is likely to attack the other
Recent Examples on the Web
The new building will be approximately 20,500 square feet and have a LEED gold equivalency certification, which is a symbol of sustainability achievement.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Plus, rent and home prices don’t always move in sync, and so this can create a false equivalency.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
In 2002 Lim, then 24, enrolled in San Diego Job Corps and earned a GED high school equivalency.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
There’s no equivalency here in asking for the American people to decide at the ballot box.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
This disingenuous biopic is symptomatic of our era’s convenient reliance on moral equivalency.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
McCarthy calls for formal impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from conservatives
In its letter Wednesday, the White House will ask news organizations to be more clear-eyed in their coverage of the impeachment inquiry, and not to fall prey to the traps of false equivalency in reporting.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
McCrae dropped out of high school and got an equivalency diploma.
—Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 27 July 2023
While being held at a juvenile detention center, Joshua Franklin earned his high school equivalency diploma.
—Serena Lin, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Plus, rent and home prices don’t always move in sync, and so this can create a false equivalency.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
In 2002 Lim, then 24, enrolled in San Diego Job Corps and earned a GED high school equivalency.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
There’s no equivalency here in asking for the American people to decide at the ballot box.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
This disingenuous biopic is symptomatic of our era’s convenient reliance on moral equivalency.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
McCarthy calls for formal impeachment inquiry into Biden amid pressure from conservatives
In its letter Wednesday, the White House will ask news organizations to be more clear-eyed in their coverage of the impeachment inquiry, and not to fall prey to the traps of false equivalency in reporting.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
McCrae dropped out of high school and got an equivalency diploma.
—Wyatt Mason, New York Times, 27 July 2023
While being held at a juvenile detention center, Joshua Franklin earned his high school equivalency diploma.
—Serena Lin, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
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“Equivalency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equivalency. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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