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as in equally
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as in accurately
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Recent Examples of identically
Everything was laid out identically to Star Fox 64, with controls and combat that felt virtually the same.
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Finally, the sample of respondents who completed all questions in the survey was weighted identically as well as to the result for the 2026 general election horse-race question (including voters leaning a certain way) on the full sample.
—New York Times, 21 May 2026
Essentially, each type of peptide has a unique function—not all peptides function identically.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
In Game 4 between the Nuggets and Wolves, the first half finished identically -- with an 8-0 run and a heave from Murray.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Aside from that, the bats performed nearly identically in terms of how much force was transferred to the incoming balls.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The two of them posted this together, identically.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The artist created these tabletop works by slicing disks of walnut into identically sized strips and reassembling the pieces to form undulating fans.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The top nine lines up identically on Global Excl.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Finally, the sample of respondents who completed all questions in the survey was weighted identically as well as to the result for the 2026 general election horse-race question (including voters leaning a certain way) on the full sample.
—New York Times, 21 May 2026
Essentially, each type of peptide has a unique function—not all peptides function identically.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
In Game 4 between the Nuggets and Wolves, the first half finished identically -- with an 8-0 run and a heave from Murray.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Aside from that, the bats performed nearly identically in terms of how much force was transferred to the incoming balls.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The two of them posted this together, identically.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
The artist created these tabletop works by slicing disks of walnut into identically sized strips and reassembling the pieces to form undulating fans.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The top nine lines up identically on Global Excl.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identically
Adverb
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Pedri — Spain/Barcelona The indispensable midfield brain of Barcelona and Spain, equally capable of dictating possession in deeper areas and picking passes through the opposition lines in advanced ones.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The walk up Telegraph Hill is equally memorable, often accompanied by the chatter of the hill’s famous wild parrots.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Or, perhaps more accurately, the dream-diary of a person who knows the country but didn’t step foot anywhere near it to make his movie.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The most famous—or, more accurately, infamous—grace-and-favor residence was Royal Lodge.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Comparing equivalently aged devices, the gap is clear.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Yet all the while, the entropy within that volume — because the Universe expands adiabatically, or equivalently, isentropically — remains constant.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For decades, the Self Sufficiency Standard, whose definition voters later approved verbatim as the True Cost of Living, has measured the real cost of meeting basic needs across more than 700 household types and neighborhoods.—
Aldrin Rafael Bonilla,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
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That framing landed almost verbatim in the press coverage that followed.—
Zachary Utz,
STAT,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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But that’s exactly why visitors seek out wildlife tours, especially in Jackson Hole and the Greater Yellowstone Valley, led by naturalists who follow in the footsteps of the local hunting and fishing guides who came before them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The best outcome for a bondholder is that the borrower pays the coupon and returns the principal, which is exactly what the price already assumes.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Beijing’s support does not appear to have extended to directly arming the Naxals, however.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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“Identically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identically. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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