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
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Manosphere influencers and politicians alike are exploiting young men’s vulnerability, stirring resentment against women.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 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
The Qinsen 2-piece Set is your answer for what to wear on long flights and cozy hotel mornings alike; its body-skimming silhouette is versatile enough to dress up or down, and to wear together or separately for a wide range of outfit options.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Manosphere influencers and politicians alike are exploiting young men’s vulnerability, stirring resentment against women.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 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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Military aircraft under the ALERT Act would also be allowed to fly without broadcasting their location.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The company will also introduce the HONOR Magic V6, its next-generation foldable smartphone, which emphasizes improved durability, a larger battery, and an even slimmer profile.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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No team in the NBA has played more road games than the Heat so far this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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More than 20 states currently have agreements with the agency permitting them to do so; Landry, the Louisiana Secretary of State, highlighted that SAVE had been used in her state’s ongoing investigation.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Based on similar moral panics among Democratic politicos proposing bans on new data center development from Oregon to Georgia, the Left seems ready to unite to oppose AI because of its extraordinary potential for economic productivity.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most high-profile of those included the internal sale of the club’s women’s team, and similar intragroup transactions covering two hotels and a car park.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The situations are not comparable.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to Chery, the new system will also be 10 percent lighter than comparable setups and cut vibration levels by 30 percent compared with standard diesel engines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The tobacco trials — which took place over decades but began to shift in favor of plaintiffs in the ’90s — similarly saw various types of plaintiffs file a wave of lawsuits, contributing to the release of internal documents and testing new legal theories.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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All are similarly low-maintenance plants in the landscape.—
Angela England,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Not only are our religious differences analogous to relating to any kind of difference, but there is so much religious influence in American society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The possibility of the Justice Department releasing the emails upon Congressional order seven years later would have been an unlikely scenario for Karp to imagine, though ironically there was an analogous set of circumstances in the Gruden case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The federal and state governments argue that such environmental harm is not real and that the lower court was overstepping its authority.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the glut of superhero films centered around one lone warrior (or a group of such people) saving the entire world.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alike. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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