as in also
in like manner
all the other men were removing their ties, so I did similarly
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Recent Examples of similarly
Renate Reinsve similarly walks over to supporting actress nominee Elle Fanning and gives her a giant embrace.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Her makeup was similarly casual, with a natural, glowy finish and peach lips.
—Pamela Vázquez, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
There are still writers, some of which learned the craft directly under Bob’s tutelage, others of which gleaned lessons through his writing, and still others who took notes from similarly gifted crix covering other beats (movies, TV, art, dance).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Her jewelry similarly challenges the limits of metalwork, experimenting with texture, pattern, and fusion techniques.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
This official emphasized to Semafor that the US is not running similarly low on interceptors of its own.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 Mar. 2026
There were a lot of high-strikeout pitchers with high-leverage experience, but there were a lot of pitchers who profiled similarly.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Kin is similarly old-fashioned in its steely portrait of class as an arbiter of fate, not as a circumstance to transcend.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Her makeup was similarly casual, with a natural, glowy finish and peach lips.
—Pamela Vázquez, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
There are still writers, some of which learned the craft directly under Bob’s tutelage, others of which gleaned lessons through his writing, and still others who took notes from similarly gifted crix covering other beats (movies, TV, art, dance).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Her jewelry similarly challenges the limits of metalwork, experimenting with texture, pattern, and fusion techniques.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Board members who have personal agendas – for example book banning, cell phone usage, gender and pronoun issues, history lessons, religious instruction – may be looking for a leader who feels similarly.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
This official emphasized to Semafor that the US is not running similarly low on interceptors of its own.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 Mar. 2026
There were a lot of high-strikeout pitchers with high-leverage experience, but there were a lot of pitchers who profiled similarly.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Kin is similarly old-fashioned in its steely portrait of class as an arbiter of fate, not as a circumstance to transcend.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarly
Adverb
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The country, which is the biggest island in the Caribbean, has also been hit by Category 5 storms, most recently with Hurricane Irma in 2017, which killed at least 10 people, according to the Herald’s archives.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The mural, along with several posters of the same color, also appeared around the city, causing fans on social media to go into a frenzy of excitement and wonder what exactly was going on.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Great gameplan from a great coach, nice adjustments throughout, and the offense flowed so nicely all night.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some musicologists think Schubert struggled to finish the symphony because the first two movements were so good.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Similarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarly. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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