The word "equals" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when referring to things that are the same or equal in value. Example sentence: The number of cats equals the number of dogs.
In a presidential setting there is a little bit more room now for a marriage of equals, as we see when Michelle Obama outshines her husband with brilliant speeches.
The language of description is always a matter of equivalence (a word equals the thing it describes) and so cannot contend with the sublime.
"The saying that a healthy body equals a healthy mind is absolutely true," says Quentin Sloper, head of sport, music and drama at Durham University.
"Transfield has been an exemplary corporate citizen and its record of philanthropic support for arts companies and events has few equals in Australia," the letter said.
Aleksandr Petrovsky Mikhail Baryshnikov in the Rag & Bone campaign equals the perfect excuse to revisit the SATC character.
But they are also took part in all our discussions about routes and destinations, engaging with the adults as equals.
The number of lost Leonardo works almost equals his known paintings.
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