noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ appropriate , apt , good , useful
▪ close , obvious , perfect ( esp. AmE )
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A close ~ with the art of singing can be made.
▪ simple
▪ bad , false
▪ historical , musical , sporting ( BrE ), sports ( AmE ), etc.
VERB + ANALOGY
▪ draw , make , suggest , use
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She drew an ~ between running the economy and a housewife's weekly budget.
ANALOGY + VERB
▪ fit , hold
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The Wild West ~ does not fit here.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ , by ~ to , by ~ with
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We can understand this theory by ~ with human beings.
▪ ~ between
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She suggested an ~ between the human heart and a pump.
▪ ~ for
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The computer is a useful ~ for the brain.
▪ ~ with
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There is an ~ here with the way an engine works.
PHRASES
▪ argument by ~ , argument from ~
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Argument from ~ is not always valid.