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
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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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 2 Jun. 2025.
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