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The bus similarly stopped before the corner.
What does Similarly mean?
in a similar way.
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Similarly shows that two ideas are alike in an important way.
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What does similarly mean?
Similarly means in a similar way.
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Likewise is close in meaning to similarly in this context.
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MeaningSimilarly means in a similar way.
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likewiseClose in meaning when similarly means in a similar way.
in the same wayClose in meaning when similarly means in a similar way.
equallyClose in meaning when similarly means in a similar way.
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