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
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
The corporate earnings season intensifies this week, with megacap technology stocks and industrial giants alike set to report.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Adverb
Marvel's first series for Disney+ proved to be a home run, for long-term MCU fans and casual viewers alike.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
The corporate earnings season intensifies this week, with megacap technology stocks and industrial giants alike set to report.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alike
Adverb
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The culinary lens also helps Jordan maintain relevance amid shifting consumer tastes.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vrabel was also able to see a perfect 9-0 record on the road, including the playoffs, becoming the first NFL team in history to do so.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Our practices may change from time to time, so please check back here periodically to review our latest policy.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Before Thursday night’s ceremony, Stafford walked the red carpet with his wife and daughters, the young girls all wearing similar dresses.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Insights into Alzheimer’s Interestingly, the molecular tricks spiders use to spin their webs are similar to the sophisticated signaling processes found in human neurotransmitter and hormone receptors.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the center of this movement is OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, whose generative AI models represent a general-purpose capability—comparable to the steam engine or electric motor—that can amplify nearly every form of knowledge work.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Additional Blink camera footage provided by residents similarly shows the suspect partially clothed or nude in common hallways, the sheriff's office said.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Medical evacuations were similarly prioritized under past ceasefire deals.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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This is analogous to what psychologists call System 1 and System 2 thinking in humans.—
Ricky J. Sethi,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Cash App This app is analogous to Venmo.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Venus, by contrast, has multiple layers of cloud-decks spanning something like 20 kilometers in altitude, such that 0% of the surface is typically visible at any time from space, as opposed to more like ~50% for planet Earth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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But in an era when going viral was not yet a thing, why did early photographers go to such lengths to create false images?—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alike. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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