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
But, this specific adaptation could be equally advantaged by presenting an imagined hell within our lesser, present one.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
While ideal for gym sessions and morning runs, the set is equally suitable for neighborhood strolls and errands.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Cocktail Rings Beyond the traditional wedding or engagement ring, our grandmothers often adorned their right hands with rings that told a different, equally compelling story.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The rest of the carousel was equally vivid.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
While ideal for gym sessions and morning runs, the set is equally suitable for neighborhood strolls and errands.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Cocktail Rings Beyond the traditional wedding or engagement ring, our grandmothers often adorned their right hands with rings that told a different, equally compelling story.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The rest of the carousel was equally vivid.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equally
Adverb
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For years, critics and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alike have seen Hungary’s Viktor Orban as a model for his politics.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the message is simple from the firefighters and participants alike; when a wildfire starts, there won't be time to prepare, so now is the time to act.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Yet all the while, the entropy within that volume — because the Universe expands adiabatically, or equivalently, isentropically — remains constant.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Statistically, the results did not show that CagriSema performed equivalently to Lilly’s drug — what’s known as non-inferiority.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
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His silky ballads are uniformly thoughtful and well-constructed, but lack the pathos that would give them greater depth and dimension.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Essentially, each type of peptide has a unique function—not all peptides function identically.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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In Game 4 between the Nuggets and Wolves, the first half finished identically -- with an 8-0 run and a heave from Murray.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Equally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equally. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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