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as in then
in addition to what has been said
the owner of the restaurant is likewise the owner of the deli next door
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Relevance
2
as in also
in like manner
I mind my own business, and you should do likewise
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Molo also noted that counsel for the NCAA and the defendant conferences likewise declined to support his request for an extension.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Carey follows at a likewise Cooperstown-worthy .380.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 20 June 2025
The player, likewise, appears open to extending in Vancouver.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Every step of the way, Poyser and DP Ellie Ann Fenton capture the interplay with a fitting straightforwardness, and the character-defining design contributions of Courtney Voss likewise serve the story without announcing themselves.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Carey follows at a likewise Cooperstown-worthy .380.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 20 June 2025
The player, likewise, appears open to extending in Vancouver.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Every step of the way, Poyser and DP Ellie Ann Fenton capture the interplay with a fitting straightforwardness, and the character-defining design contributions of Courtney Voss likewise serve the story without announcing themselves.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likewise
Adverb
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Begin with the ever-soothing Miss Dior Moisturizing Body Milk, then towel off and spritz yourself with the body mist.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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Ball played college basketball at UCLA in 2017 and then went pro for the Los Angeles Ballers, Queensboro Swarm and Astros de Jalisco in Mexico.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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According to Sarah Chung Park, founder and CEO of Landing International, a business platform bringing K-beauty brands to the US, K-beauty hair formulas focus on both nourishing the scalp’s overall health while also rebuilding protein in strands to treat damage from the inside out.—
Audrey Noble,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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Explosive strength training also provides legit benefits for the non-pro athletes among us.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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This isn't a surface-level mechanism, either; the epidermis is mostly made up of keratinocytes, which are cells formed in many layers below that migrate to the surface.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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The ball struck Judge, who was either blinded by the sun or wasn’t looking, near his right eye, knocking his sunglasses off his face.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
Adverb
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Their eight fragrances so far include Grace which smells like fresh rain, pear and white lily; and Refuge with notes of sandalwood and amber.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Doing so helps strengthen your hair's fibers and amp up fragrance absorption.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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And besides, Thomas has no business on a women’s swim team.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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By now she’s made her choice and nearly loaded the moving truck besides.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2025
Adverb
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The animals, moreover—those mouse families—are inbred.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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This scripture becomes a foretelling to the film’s narrative, and moreover the problems that soon follow.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
15 May 2025
Adverb
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Piña’s wife, Jennifer Iturralde Piña, additionally faces a federal charge destroying evidence.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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She was additionally fined $40,000 and ordered to pay the $120,000 judgment, as well as give a DNA sample relating to her felony charge.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Likewise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likewise. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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