1
: in like manner : similarly
go and do likewise
2
: in addition
a painter who is likewise a sculptor
3
: similarly so with me
answered "likewise" to "Pleased to meet you"
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Ed Meza, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Given Giacometti’s twin allegiances to Switzerland and France, the specific nationhood in crisis likewise feels at times overdetermined.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Graphics performance generally improves with Lunar Lake, though there are inconsistencies that suggest Intel has room to improve its drivers for its new architecture (first-generation Arc GPUs, likewise, launched with drivers that held the hardware back a bit).
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
The analysis uses a vastly different set of data to come to the same conclusion as previous research on California’s minimum wage, which likewise found little impact of the law on employment, as well as benefits and hours.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Likewise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/likewise. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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