as in alike
in an equal manner or to an equal degree
They love all their children equally. The new method is more efficient and equally effective.
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Recent Examples of equally
That’s equally true of the best books set there.
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The practice works equally well for boys and girls.
—Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
The restaurant patron who would be equally happy with the $25 salmon entree and the $40 top sirloin may be guided to the salmon by price.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
Statues by Donatello, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari dot the exterior, and the interior is equally incredible.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The practice works equally well for boys and girls.
—Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
The restaurant patron who would be equally happy with the $25 salmon entree and the $40 top sirloin may be guided to the salmon by price.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
Statues by Donatello, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari dot the exterior, and the interior is equally incredible.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for equally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equally
Adverb
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As the Grammy-winner took the Super Bowl halftime stage on February 8, fans of football and fans of Bad Bunny alike needed to know if there will be anyone special cheering him on from the sidelines.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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Republicans and Democrats alike slammed Maxwell for stonewalling the panel.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The execution of the simplex algorithm from start to finish, represented geometrically, involves finding the path — from, say, the bottom vertex to the uppermost point — that involves the fewest steps or, equivalently, traces the fewest edges.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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The growth will be much higher at the top and, equivalently, much lower at the bottom.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Swiss chard seeds germinate in temperatures as low as 40°F, but germinate faster and more uniformly around 85°F.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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During panel discussions, many of the guests discussed their exposure to SpaceX and the xAI merger, and were uniformly looking ahead to the company’s IPO.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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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
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The strong force treats both identically.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Equally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equally. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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