1
as in same
being one and not another
both families wanted the identical puppy and weren't accepting the argument that its littermates were just as good
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as in similar
resembling another in every respect
identical dresses whose only difference is a designer label that fetches a high price
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Recent Examples of identical
The two identical charts annotate the setup in different ways.
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Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Cassidy then returned to the Capitol to vote against a separate but nearly identical war powers resolution.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The war powers measure blocked by the Senate on Wednesday was on a separate track from the nearly identical resolution adopted on Tuesday, which had also been passed by the House.
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Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.
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Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for identical
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Cassidy then returned to the Capitol to vote against a separate but nearly identical war powers resolution.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The war powers measure blocked by the Senate on Wednesday was on a separate track from the nearly identical resolution adopted on Tuesday, which had also been passed by the House.
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Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The owners likely would be unwise to roll out identical offers over and over.
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Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical
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That same series, outfielder Alex Call thanked Roberts and the Dodgers hitting coaches for conversations that set him up for a breakout in Minnesota.
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That same week, Musk became the world’s first trillionaire following SpaceX’s record-breaking $75 billion IPO.
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In March, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted a similar ordinance, charging violators per firework instead of per incident.
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The high court issued similar rulings last year that allowed the administration to revoke the legal protection for Venezuelans.
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While RVing can save money on food, the total cost can be comparable to other road trips.
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Developed in partnership with the University of Bremen, the wheels were originally heavier and narrower than comparable conventional pneumatic wheels.
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To some investors, the current moment is analogous to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s.
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The four-year ban is analogous with the maximum punishment for intentional doping.
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That melancholy was discovered by the Romantics, and, in its coarser variation, was equivalent to despair.
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One cup of frozen watermelon cubes is equivalent to 1 ounce of watermelon juice, which is what Witherspoon calls for in the recipe.
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“Identical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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