as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
since they're identical twins, you shouldn't be so surprised at the alikeness of their personal tastes
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Noun
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This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Games share many similarities with metrics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Chinese culture, dumplings are considered lucky and symbolize wealth and prosperity due to their resemblance to a coin currency from a thousand years ago.—
Ashley Opina,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Large language models can often match human responses but for reasons that bear no resemblance to human reasoning.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Alikeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alikeness. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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