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similarly

 adverb
     
sim‧i‧lar‧ly
in a similar way [≠ differently]:
The first letter she wrote me was less than a page long, and her second letter was similarly brief.
[sentence adverb]
The cost of food and clothing has come down in recent years. Similarly, fuel prices have fallen quite considerably.
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