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as in same
being one and not another
both families wanted the identical puppy and weren't accepting the argument that its littermates were just as good
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as in similar
resembling another in every respect
identical dresses whose only difference is a designer label that fetches a high price
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Recent Examples of identical
Design: This lens is identical to the hybrid primes that are part of the same group, with only the weight between the lens options being different.
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James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
According to the Department of Health, the girls were believed to be the first identical triplets to be born in Tasmania in a decade.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
This past offseason, the identical Yates twins have taken their game a step further, helping Nantucket become one of the strongest programs in most defensive categories.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Earlier this month, another woman, Rachel Marie Warner, 23, of Las Vegas, was arrested in a nearly identical case.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
According to the Department of Health, the girls were believed to be the first identical triplets to be born in Tasmania in a decade.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
This past offseason, the identical Yates twins have taken their game a step further, helping Nantucket become one of the strongest programs in most defensive categories.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Earlier this month, another woman, Rachel Marie Warner, 23, of Las Vegas, was arrested in a nearly identical case.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical
Adjective
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Noom’s twist is layering that same game logic onto not just exercise, but eating habits, medication adherence, and long-term behavior change.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
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That same day, Purvis announced that her son had died in her own emotional Facebook post.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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This argument is similar to those made by Sam Altman, who has argued that OpenAI needs to unveil ChatGPT and other cutting-edge tools as fast as possible in order to show the public the power of the technology.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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Here are Material: There are several silk and silk alternative fabrics to choose from, but our list consists of pure mulberry silk, bamboo varieties, and satin that all have a similar look and feel.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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In fact, no other project of the past half century comes to mind that is comparable to Orozco’s work of the past three decades, with its the complex and contradictory morphologies, operations, materials, and sites.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Setup time should be comparable to that of a standalone instant-pitch screen room, which will also require staking out in windy conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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What remain enduringly relevant are the book’s insights into the nature of design innovation, which Jencks described as analogous to biological evolution, a constant flow of emergent, divergent, and convergent streams.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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In our model, the flow of traffic over a network of roads is analogous to the flow of fluids over a surface—motions that are governed by the laws of fluid dynamics.—
Steve Nadis,
Wired News,
1 June 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Alex Harring,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Echo launches with 43,000 equivalent units shifted, according to Luminate.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Identical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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