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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