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Alike Things Mentioning People Groups Order Emphasize Referring

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You use a____ after mentioning two or more people, groups, or things in order to emphasize that you are referring to both or all of them.You use alike after mentioning two or more people, groups, or things in order to emphasize that you are referring to both or all of them.
The techniques are being applied almost everywhere by big and small firms alike.
word alike
full-definition
adjective
If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
We looked very alike.
adverb
Alike means in a similar way.
They even dressed alike.
...their assumption that all men and women think alike.
You use alike after mentioning two or more people, groups, or things in order to emphasize that you are referring to both or all of them.
The techniques are being applied almost everywhere by big and small firms alike.
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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