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Collocations for similarity - noun

ADJ.

close, considerable, great, strong
the close similarity in our ages
clear, marked, obvious | striking, uncanny | significant | certain | basic, fundamental | apparent, superficial | broad, general

QUANT.

degree

VERB + SIMILARITY

bear, have
The area bears a superficial similarity to south London.
reveal, show | share
these theories share certain similarities
explain
a route across the Pacific which may explain the similarity between the two cultures

SIMILARITY + VERB

exist | end
Here the similarity with Western politics ends.

PREP.

~ between, ~ in
the striking similarity in their behaviour
~ to
the chimpanzee''s similarity to humans
~ with
The panel shows marked similarities with mosaics found elsewhere.

PHRASES

a point of similarity
There are several points of similarity between the two cases.

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