SIMILARLY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

similarly

adverb

Definition of similarly

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 The fire burned simultaneously with the similarly destructive Eaton Fire in Altadena and other communities in the foothills of the nearby San Gabriel Mountains. — Daily News, 4 July 2026 The cops posted outside of the nearby Swarovski and PINK stores are similarly unwilling to entertain my interrogations. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 After a similarly vicious storm struck the New York area late Friday, hundreds of thousands of utility customers were left without power, trains to New Jersey were canceled and thousands of trees were damaged or uprooted. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 In a lengthy post on X, which has since been taken down, Aaron similarly reflected on how transformed The Garden had been for the festivities. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 Other low-income counties in New Mexico, a state with many of the country's fastest-warming cities, show similarly low AC use. — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Amazon, Google, and other tech companies have similarly spent a record amount on AI infrastructure, betting that customer demand will keep up while AI costs will get lower. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Although Kingda Ka is gone, Six Flags indicated the new attraction is designed to deliver a similarly thrilling experience while introducing several ride elements not currently found elsewhere in North America, according to reports. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 One of Asia’s long-standing soccer powerhouses, Iran, faced a difficult tournament from the outset, ultimately drawing all three of its games and similarly failing to progress beyond the group stage. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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That is the exact failure the gateway vendors position against, and also the risk that could shrink their own market.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Verbeek also has lost four key defensemen — captain Radko Gudas, Jacob Trouba, John Carlson and Olen Zellweger — in the past month while adding only journeyman Nick Jensen as a probable replacement.

— Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of also

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France could probably field a B and C team that would reach the quarterfinals, their depth is so staggering.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Despite the risk of purchasing through a third-party platform such as StubHub, many fans opted to do so to avoid the 30% FIFA resale tax, believing that the Fan Protect Guarantee would safeguard their order.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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