Words similar to analogy

Example sentences for: analogy

How can you use “analogy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Thus, as white light can be filtered to yield any component spectral color, by analogy, specific periodicities within a signal can be easily eliminated using a filter algorithm [ 31 ] . Although it is not our intention to present a formal or rigorous review of digital filters (see [ 36 ] , for example), we will introduce a simple filter and then discuss the slightly more sophisticated Butterworth filter which we use in our studies.
It is the first citation in the OED Supplement , Volume 4 (1986), which defines the word as a “TV program lasting several hours, especially to solicit contributions,” coined by analogy from marathon . What had apparently happened was that a false analysis had divided the Olympic event into two specious morphemes, as if mar(a) meant `running' and -(a)thon meant `long' as a suffix.
Bad analogy, Mr. Queenan.
The LAT lead editorial, "Bill Gates is Wrong," takes exception to Gates' Coke/Pepsi analogy by saying, "Microsoft's ambition to have Windows play an integral role in virtually every American lifestyle is more like Coke telling Americans that from now on it will be their beverage, main course and dessert."
Returning to my voicemail analogy, it's as if I cited not only your telephone number, but also the code to skip your clever message (hint: on most voicemail systems, press "#").