similarly

From similar +‎ -ly.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪməlɚli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmələli/

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similarly (comparative more similarly, superlative most similarly)

1. (manner) In a like style or manner.

   Synonym: likewise

   The sisters dressed similarly.

   • 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:

     The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.

2. (conjunctive) Used to link similar items