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
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Located in Uptown Charlotte, the attraction appeals to racing enthusiasts and casual visitors alike, offering interactive experiences that bring the sport’s rich history to life.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 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
Over the garage, a living green roof folds the architecture deeper into its coastal environment, providing insulation and habitat alike.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Located in Uptown Charlotte, the attraction appeals to racing enthusiasts and casual visitors alike, offering interactive experiences that bring the sport’s rich history to life.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 12 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 Panthers also shouldn’t just rest on their wideout depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Men are also more likely, after divorce, to isolate themselves from friends and family, avoid the grieving process or enter a new relationship right away.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Between the plush, pillow-soft finish, playful curved pattern, and cool double-handle design, this find is a not-so-basic basic that’ll reel in the compliments.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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Bystedt, one of 12 players on the Pacific Division team, has 10 goals and leads the Barracuda with 28 points in 32 games so far this season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mitsubishi has a total LNG production capacity across projects of about 15 million metric tons per year currently, and Atheon assets are estimated to add a similar capacity, doubling overall output.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Six days afterward, a person in a truck that looked similar to the suspect’s vehicle fled, and successfully eluded police, when a BART officer approached, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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By brand, comparable sales for the eight weeks versus the same year-ago quarter saw its Journeys Group gain 12 percent.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The conservative advocacy group, The American Principles Project, similarly condemned the 130 members amid the recent allegations, in an X post Tuesday.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Before that, 11 Jewish people died when a similarly motivated gunman started shooting inside a Pittsburgh synagogue.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The international sphere faces analogous pressures.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An ancient author named Diodorus Siculus, who wrote in the first century BCE, provides a story of how the Phoenicians came to acquire such great wealth through exploitation of less technologically advanced cultures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ordinarily, such crew-rotation flights last about six months, ending a few days after their successors arrive at the ISS.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alike. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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