as in like
having qualities in common
another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise
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as in also
in like manner
Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto
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Recent Examples of ditto
Martino Carrera, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Elina Svitolina last year is one such example — ditto home hope Johanna Konta in 2017.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
Or, put another way, and to reference a movie from the early ’90s this time, ditto.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
Gary Gramling, SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
Ditto his ability to transcend even so-so songs through the sheer force of his musical skills and personality.
—George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Aug. 2017
The seeds did improve yield compared with the local Obatanpa variety, but Ghanaians couldn’t afford to purchase more for the following year’s crop; ditto the chemical inputs (pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers) that ensured success.
—Sarah McColl, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017
Yes, chairs on wheels whiz in and out, ditto a desk, people run around in circles and bob up and down at will.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 31 May 2017
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
The outright comedy relief (notably Milo Mechem-Miller and Christopher Burnside as Bill-and-Ted-like sidekicks to the Prince) doesn’t quite work; ditto the attempt to paint Snow, the Prince and their friends in flippant modern-youth terms, while simultaneously selling classic fairy-tale romance.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
The Hyundai is too low to think of as an SUV, and ditto the Chevy.
—Michael Frank, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
The dramatic setting seemed less overwrought somehow, given the quality of the food—ditto the balletic service.
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023
Be sure to try the courgette blossoms stuffed with ricotta, taleggio and black olives, ditto the pumpkin and rosemary risotto with roasted tofu.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
If Colossal proves successful on reincarnating the woolly mammoth—ditto the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger—expect a variety of new ethical questions to arise on how to handle the creature and potential reintroduction issues.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2023
Many of South Asia’s power grids are linked together already; ditto the Gulf nations of the Middle East; and Africa has several regional networks, says Philippe Lienhart, an expert on power grids at EDF who is leading the interconnection study for the project formed at the Glasgow summit.
—Phred Dvorak, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2022
Adjective
The American designer currently has a network of 19 flagships, including a unit at East 26th Street and Madison Avenue, where a Woolrich Black Label shop-in-shop will be installed, ditto for his boutique in Los Angeles.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Elina Svitolina last year is one such example — ditto home hope Johanna Konta in 2017.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
Or, put another way, and to reference a movie from the early ’90s this time, ditto.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
Adverb
The offensive line is decent, ditto the defensive line and the young corners.
—Gary Gramling, SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
Ditto his ability to transcend even so-so songs through the sheer force of his musical skills and personality.
—George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Aug. 2017
The seeds did improve yield compared with the local Obatanpa variety, but Ghanaians couldn’t afford to purchase more for the following year’s crop; ditto the chemical inputs (pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers) that ensured success.
—Sarah McColl, Smithsonian, 26 July 2017
Yes, chairs on wheels whiz in and out, ditto a desk, people run around in circles and bob up and down at will.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 31 May 2017
Verb
Beckham dittoed the sentiment and said that Grutman is always present at her fashion shows.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
The outright comedy relief (notably Milo Mechem-Miller and Christopher Burnside as Bill-and-Ted-like sidekicks to the Prince) doesn’t quite work; ditto the attempt to paint Snow, the Prince and their friends in flippant modern-youth terms, while simultaneously selling classic fairy-tale romance.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
The Hyundai is too low to think of as an SUV, and ditto the Chevy.
—Michael Frank, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024
The dramatic setting seemed less overwrought somehow, given the quality of the food—ditto the balletic service.
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023
Be sure to try the courgette blossoms stuffed with ricotta, taleggio and black olives, ditto the pumpkin and rosemary risotto with roasted tofu.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
If Colossal proves successful on reincarnating the woolly mammoth—ditto the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger—expect a variety of new ethical questions to arise on how to handle the creature and potential reintroduction issues.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2023
Many of South Asia’s power grids are linked together already; ditto the Gulf nations of the Middle East; and Africa has several regional networks, says Philippe Lienhart, an expert on power grids at EDF who is leading the interconnection study for the project formed at the Glasgow summit.
—Phred Dvorak, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditto
Adverb
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These thin stainless steel cake testers are not only cheap to replace but also widely available.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those attacks echoed ones from Steyer, who has launched ads focused on a New York Times investigation that found thousands of children had been trafficked into child labor under Becerra’s watch.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The urgency is echoed by Manny Pacquiao Promotions CEO Jas Mathur, a producer of the event and a former member of Mayweather’s camp, who frames the bout as inevitable.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kirsten Kelly-Vargas and her husband, Gary, felt a similar urgency to acquire the proper attire for the occasion.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Paller tried a similar experiment in 2009, this time using sound.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Gas surges to highest level since 2022 As the cost of crude climbs, so do the prices of gasoline and other fuel that keep equipment, cars, buses, delivery trucks and airplanes running.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Scammers can repeat this process hundreds of times a day, building detailed profiles with very little effort.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 17 minutes, the notification was repeated a total of five times.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In comparable territory, The Outsiders keeps things earnest, and even Stranger Things, for all its loopiness, plays its baby-monster antihero story tragic and straight.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The legislation also includes the implementation of a public online database displaying information on DCF’s performance comparable to federal standards and additional mandatory training for DCF employees.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One online commenter said he’s been quoted around $13,000 to comply with Berkeley’s stricter version of Zone Zero.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Internet access will only be restored after the war ends, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported earlier this week, quoting Elias Hazrati, the head of Iran’s Government Information Council.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Ditto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditto. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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