as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
since they're identical twins, you shouldn't be so surprised at the alikeness of their personal tastes
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Noun
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One enterprise might share similarities with another, but no two businesses are exactly alike.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
1 May 2026 -
Fans are flipping out over the similarities between Hilary Duff and You star Victoria Pedretti — who plays the on-screen love interest (literally named Love) of Penn Badgley's Joe.—
Laura Lane,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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For all their grievances with Didion’s fiction, the women’s lives bear a striking resemblance to Didion’s own.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Alikeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alikeness. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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