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Definition of dittonext

ditto

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verb

as in to echo
to say after another since you've said what I wanted to say—only better—I will just ditto your comments in my final report

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Recent Examples of ditto
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditto
Adjective
  • Side effects were similar to other vaccines that people typically get for other diseases, Healy noted.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Both would likely keep Ukraine moving in a similar direction.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The company also uses artificial intelligence to determine if kids under 13 are using Instagram or if teenagers are lying about their age to access adult accounts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Charlotte Gossett Navarro, the Puerto Rico chief director for the Hispanic Federation, echoed Miranda’s sentiments in an interview with The Times.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The concern was echoed Friday by Jessica Steele, who huddled under an umbrella with her three children, hoping to hear from Pritzker.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Target is emerging from more than a year of weak or declining comparable sales.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Putting all those aspects together, the country most comparable to Russia, both historically and in the contemporary moment, is not Turkey or Iran but the United States.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Moderna's mRNA vaccine — used in combination with Merck's cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda — is built from a patient's own tumor, which has its own genetic sequence, so each dose is personalized.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the way that Malta has long lived at the crossroads of Europe, so too does the characterful 17-room property.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The reasons customers hesitate, why deals stall, or what causes operational issues to repeat themselves are often revealed in conversation, not in structured fields.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • For Russia and Ukraine, the analogous deadlock concerns control over the Donbas.
    Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Notably, an analogous gene swap had previously been shown to be nonviable when introduced into ΦX174 through conventional genetic engineering.
    Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Everton quoted interested parties £20m for Iroegbunam in January.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the executives who witnessed it eventually cycled into new roles, institutional memory faded, and when rates began their long slide downward, lanes still went to whoever quoted a few cents less per mile.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Ditto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditto. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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