Same or similar
identical to …
almost or virtually identical
the same as …
… bears a striking resemblance to …
… is virtually indistinguishable from …
There is an obvious resemblance between …
the difference is only marginal
the results were relatively uniform
This is also true of or for …
The same is true of or for …
The same applies to …
The same principles that determine, govern etc. … apply to …
much the same as …
in much the same way as …
the same seems to be true of …
similar to …
… approximates to …
… similarly shows …
similar cases etc. occur in …
… shows a similar pattern to …
the similarity between …
a similar type or kind of …
Similarly, for example, …
there are many similarities between … and …
there is a great deal of similarity between … and …
In several or some respects, … is closer to … than to …
… has or have much in common with …
… mimics …
to duplicate the results obtained by or in …
Likewise, …
the analogy of …
By analogy, …
an analogous case is when or where …
… closely resembles …
… resembles … more than …
Relation
in relation to …
relative to …
… is or are related to …
… correlates with …
the correlation of … with …
a or the correlation between …
… are clearly closely connected or related
The link between … and … is obvious or unproven
relatively speaking
the relative merits of …
a or the related problem of …
the related question or issue of …
a related development
… bears or bore no relation to …
the or a relationship between …
There is a strong relationship between …
Closely related to … is or are …
is or are closely associated with …
akin to …
… should be seen in context
a combination of … and …
…, combined with
… associated with …
… in association with …
… is strongly linked to …
contact between … and …
the interplay of or between …
… goes hand in hand with …
… and … act in concert
an integral part of …
a network of …
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