1
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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2
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
The misconception is that reaching it means flattening every source system into an identical structure.
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Lewis Wynne-Jones, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
After finishing with an identical 39-43 regular-season record, Dallas had just an 8.5 percent chance of cracking the top four.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The top 10 girl names are almost identical too, except for a new addition in the tenth spot.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 May 2025
Sky News and Torrent Freak were able to do the same and found identical results.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Lewis Wynne-Jones, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
After finishing with an identical 39-43 regular-season record, Dallas had just an 8.5 percent chance of cracking the top four.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The top 10 girl names are almost identical too, except for a new addition in the tenth spot.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 May 2025
Sky News and Torrent Freak were able to do the same and found identical results.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical
Adjective
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From the ground level, guests can catch that same elevator to the left of Yoshi’s Adventure to go upstairs.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Craig experiences that same temporal shift two other times in the film: When staring at a bouquet of Tami’s flowers, and while holding an ancient stone axe Austin has bought online.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The Gleason score is created through something similar to a point system.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The Embraer designers envisioned a color scheme that was remarkably similar to Ryann’s, but pushed it one step farther with a carpet that became the cabin’s signature feature.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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China and imports Target's first-quarter comparable sales fell 3.8%, compared to analysts' estimates of a 1.08% decline.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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For this fiscal year, Ross anticipates a flat to 3% decrease in comparable store sales for the first quarter, attributing this to cautious macroeconomic conditions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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“Identical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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