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
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Rotating can be done with memory foam, hybrid, and innerspring mattresses alike.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
One of my pieces was authenticated through eBay, and the leather, stitching, canvas, and quality are alike.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
Numerous proposals are still floating at the Capitol by both Democrats and Republicans alike.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Rotating can be done with memory foam, hybrid, and innerspring mattresses alike.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Humans and wildlife alike feast on the fruit, with a taste between a banana and a pineapple and a custard-like texture.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
One of my pieces was authenticated through eBay, and the leather, stitching, canvas, and quality are alike.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alike
Adverb
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The Dutch firm also makes a deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machine.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Le Brach's savory-food chef is also in charge of the light canteen menu here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The property really comes alive at dusk, so stick around for it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Being gentle with yourself is a form of bravery, so go ahead and indulge your softer side.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The flight instructor had more than 800 hours in total of civilian flight experience and had flown 140 hours in helicopters similar to the one that crashed.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chamber is also backing another idea Mayor Vince Lago recently proposed — a plan to potentially charge commercial property owners across the Gables a beautification fee, except for those on Miracle Mile and Giralda, which already have a similar fee in place.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Why is a woman artist selling for one price when a comparable male artist is at a completely different level?—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Other candidates The rest of the field, for the most part, does not appear to have secured as many high-profile endorsements or raised comparable campaign funding.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Celtics liked Queta’s potential but were similarly uncertain.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Other business partners were similarly blindsided.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The public nuisance theory in the New Mexico case is designed to produce an analogous structural outcome for social media.—
Carolina Rossini,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beitler sees scrolling on TikTok as analogous to surfing TV channels.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ho Tzu Nyen’s virtual reality installation Voice of Void, 2021, which was on view at Berlin’s Neugerriemschneider gallery this spring, offers a glimpse of such possibilities.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alike. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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