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ditto

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adverb

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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
Elina Svitolina last year is one such example — ditto home hope Johanna Konta in 2017. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 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 Or, put another way, and to reference a movie from the early ’90s this time, ditto. Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
Adverb
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 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 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 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 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 There’s a bit of humorous hopelessness to her, ditto the fact that her time machine is actually a tanning bed in the backroom of her favorite nail salon. Michael Nordine, Variety, 23 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditto
Adverb
  • But this is also symptomatic of an industry that was too slow to adapt to the changes of the market and refused to get in line with new technologies.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The mayor also emphasized her intent never was to cancel the contract, only to delay it.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The kids' new-body names – Slightly, Tootles, Smee, Curly and Nibs – echo the Lost Boys from the famous 1904 book, which Kavalier reads from obsessively.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In an April 2025 video on their YouTube channel, Jason and Maddie echoed these same sentiments and explained how Jason's older siblings played a role in their decision to wait to have kids.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • What has made the Target boycott so successful has been a similar strategy from the boycott organizers.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Some users kept sharing similar comments about her weight loss and use of GLP-1 injectable tirzepatide.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The fact that Prince Andrew was invited so soon after the entire controversy surrounding the biography and so many rumors involving both Prince William and Prince Harry sends a big message of support from his big brother.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Advocates for preserving the old facilities have started a Change.org petition that has so far received more than 770 signatures.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And for another, the commercial spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk has struggled this year to repeat the successes of previous Starship test flights.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Defending race champion Sweet Azteca looks to repeat in Sunday’s Grade III Rancho Bernardo, a 6 ½-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This was a team that many in March thought had upside comparable to the Dodgers.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The figure wasn't immediately comparable to estimates.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An accompanying editor’s note quoted an excerpt from a CNBC transcript of Trump’s comment.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Last month, White House communications director Steven Cheung criticized a different Washington Post story that quoted a drone warfare expert about the vulnerability of the U.S. to drone strikes.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This is analogous to what occurs with respect to ACIP’s recommendations for vaccines.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025

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“Ditto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditto. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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