marked similarity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmarkedandsimilarity
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marked
adjective
uk/mɑːkt/us/mɑːrkt/
A marked change or difference in behaviour or in a situation is very obvious ...
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similarity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlær.ə.ti/us/ˌsɪm.əˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that people or things look or are ...
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(Definition ofmarkedandsimilarityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmarked similarity
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A comparison of the two sets of tax proposals shows amarkedsimilarity.
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It is worth noting themarkedsimilarityof the sums proposed.
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However, the two questions do have amarkedsimilarity.
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The boundary commission was hardly imaginative in naming constituencies in the county, which have amarkedsimilarityto each other.
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It bears amarkedsimilarityto our own.
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That supplementary question seems to bear amarkedsimilarityto the last one.
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The words that he uses bear amarkedsimilarityto my written evidence.
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Moreover, postal orders which had been enclosed in missing letters were found to have been receipted in handwriting which bore amarkedsimilarityto that of this officer.
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Marked similarities are reported between complexes of the natural enemies associated with bark beetles in different parts of the world.
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The biggest danger with this species is itsmarkedsimilarityto the death cap, which is reason enough to avoid it, even though it is edible.
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There are marked similarities in the neurobiological and psychological effects of nicotine and methylphenidate.!
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Results revealed marked similarities in the risk factors and life processes placing both males and females at risk of a becoming a young parent.
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Overall, however, the marked similarities between patterns found at the two timepoints seem to suggest there may well have been reasonable reliability in making assessments.
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In any case, exact parallels are rare, but there are marked similarities between the two organisations.
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Certainly, it has also set up a citizens panel that bears marked similarities to the people's panel that we have established.
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