1
as in similarly
in like manner
we stayed at a historic London hotel, the same establishment that had also welcomed our grandparents many years ago
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2
as in then
in addition to what has been said
I'd like a motorcycle for my birthday; also, I'd like a new CD player
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Recent Examples of also
This is also Kryptonian lore that has been established in comic books.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The driver was also taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center with unknown injuries.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Our survival is contingent also on connection, companionship, and story, and on our mutual interdependence with the natural world.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The driver was also taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center with unknown injuries.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
Our survival is contingent also on connection, companionship, and story, and on our mutual interdependence with the natural world.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Adverb
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Have your workplace, school or gym do likewise.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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The expectation likewise can be that the Dream play a coherent enough team offense to get Gray and Howard quality looks and therefore have a potent offense to complement an elite, long, disruptive defense.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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Carter Hart entered this one as the first goaltender in Stanley Cup Final history to give up at least four goals in each of the first four games, then did it again to continue a difficult series while finishing with 20 saves.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Rivers in the basin — the North Fork, the South Fork, and the Arikaree — are similarly creations of the aquifer.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Some critics often point to Colorado as an example of a state with similarly ubiquitous mail-in voting, yet a much faster count than California.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Life without either, the pair determine, has left Leonora morose, maladjusted and desperate to claw her way back to the road not taken.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Kelli’s speech at the party isn’t helping Shamea’s case, either.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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And, besides, in the first half, there were scant other opportunities to cheer.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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And besides, acting like a contender has far more in common with the American sports mindset than seeking style points just for participation.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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The neighborhood/area Located just 25 miles south of Los Angeles, Long Beach offers a more relaxed coastal escape from the hustle and bustle of the City of Angels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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“Also.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/also. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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