as in also
in like manner
regulations that are disapproved of by teachers and students alike
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as in like
having qualities in common
all the houses in the neighborhood are alike in that they all have a one-car garage and a fenced-in backyard
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Recent Examples of alike
Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump’s approach to Greenland illustrates a key principle of effective statecraft: leveraging rhetoric to influence allies and adversaries alike.
—Ryan P. Burke, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
In my experience, no two days are alike as a Chief of Staff.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Adverb
The Premier League returns this weekend and with it, the promise of entertainment, controversy, and a whole host of fascinating betting permutations for casual punters and veteran wagerers alike.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump’s approach to Greenland illustrates a key principle of effective statecraft: leveraging rhetoric to influence allies and adversaries alike.
—Ryan P. Burke, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Researching siblings also isn't easy, because no two families are alike.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
In my experience, no two days are alike as a Chief of Staff.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alike
Adverb
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Their ability to commute to those in need may also have been compromised.—
Josh Klein,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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That proximity to real intimacy without fully succumbing to romantic feelings is so incredibly hot.—
Emily Martin,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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When a would-be client first dialed Andrew Howard, her timing was so serendipitous that the Jacksonville, Florida, designer thought he was being pranked by someone in his office.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Performance capabilities considered extreme just a few years ago are now common in vehicles ranging from luxury grocery-getters to baronial sedans to grand tourers, all with a similar baseline of amenities.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Thirteen of Monday’s quakes registered magnitudes greater than 4, while several more with similar magnitudes struck on Tuesday.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Defenceman Larry Murphy is a nice comparable to Bouchard in this way.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the same period, in 2023, there were just 19 comparable real estate transactions.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The development is analogous to NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, diversifying China’s options for supplying the Tiangong space station.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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The department’s usage is expected to be analogous to the breakdown of the BCA’s report.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, in the past three years, half a dozen such procedures have taken place in the United States using pigs that have been genetically modified, so their organs are more compatible with humans’.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alike. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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