equally

adverb

equal·​ly ˈē-kwə-lē How to pronounce equally (audio)
1
: in an equal or uniform manner : evenly
sharing the money equally
2
: to an equal degree
respected equally by young and old

Examples of equally in a Sentence

The money will be distributed equally among the winners. My opinions are equally valid. She's respected equally by the young and old. The two projects are equally important.
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According to LinkedIn’s 2025 Workplace Trends Report, managers say soft skills are equally — if not more — important than hard skills. Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 11 July 2025 Another wonderful and equally well regarded option is Dinner. Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 Perhaps equally repugnant is the thought that a magazine that once thumbed its nose seems to have shifted its hand and sadly scratches an ear. John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 Aster speaks of the specific class and racial resentments that simmer beneath the surface in a state with small red towns, a land of stark aesthetic beauty and equally stark political divides. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for equally

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of equally was in the 14th century

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“Equally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equally. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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