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as in equally
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as in accurately
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Recent Examples of identically
Legislation like the federal SAVE America Act and Florida’s SB 1334 which just passed the Florida House and Senate, create an issue for voters who have identity documents where the names do not match identically.
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Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
After their deaths, the bodies were laid to rest identically, seated at the bottom of the pit, with their backs against the eastern wall, facing west.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Only a small percentage of shoppers drive most retail operational challenges, yet current systems treat every customer identically.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
That the girls are identically dressed, and have the same strengths and skillsets, leads to a flattening of impact and action choreography, and the occasional obfuscation of who is actually doing what when the camera zips by.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Bayern finished second behind them in the league phase, but the draw treats the top two identically when assigning potential opponents, and Bayern were very much handed the short straw.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
These accounts operate similarly to traditional savings accounts but not identically.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
They were identically attired, in a dark suit and dark glasses.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Shortly thereafter, the real queen, dressed identically to her stand-in, entered the stadium to officially open the ceremony.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
After their deaths, the bodies were laid to rest identically, seated at the bottom of the pit, with their backs against the eastern wall, facing west.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Only a small percentage of shoppers drive most retail operational challenges, yet current systems treat every customer identically.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
That the girls are identically dressed, and have the same strengths and skillsets, leads to a flattening of impact and action choreography, and the occasional obfuscation of who is actually doing what when the camera zips by.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Bayern finished second behind them in the league phase, but the draw treats the top two identically when assigning potential opponents, and Bayern were very much handed the short straw.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
These accounts operate similarly to traditional savings accounts but not identically.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
They were identically attired, in a dark suit and dark glasses.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Shortly thereafter, the real queen, dressed identically to her stand-in, entered the stadium to officially open the ceremony.
—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identically
Adverb
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Its PowerDock is equally impressive, deep-cleaning the roller with hot water, essentially boiling away bacteria, and automatically handling dust disposal for up to 100 days at a time.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The weight of tradition and the pressure of his own desires bear down on him equally, and his choice will have lasting consequences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Putin said at the annual Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs that the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are difficult to accurately predict.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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This story was updated to accurately reflect the clerk's role on the Marion County Election Board.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Since density is the total amount of energy (or, equivalently via E = mc², mass) per unit volume, an expanding Universe dilutes the matter density.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Statistically, the results did not show that CagriSema performed equivalently to Lilly’s drug — what’s known as non-inferiority.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Research published in Psychological Science found that individuals who took notes by hand demonstrated stronger conceptual understanding than those who typed notes verbatim.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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That line was attributed to Siegal nearly verbatim in the story.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, Omnissa’s data didn’t detail exactly how many crashes both Windows and Mac computers suffered in absolute terms, only that Windows came in behind Macs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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An additional five one-bedroom tents are situated directly on the beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The bill is now being considered on the Senate floor and would still allow buyers to purchase pets directly from breeders or adopt them from rescues and shelters.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gray made the trip precisely for this sort of fun.—
Joe Davidson
March 27,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The board said the Alert Act now addresses its recommendation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that would allow the pilots to know more precisely where the traffic around them is flying.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Identically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identically. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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