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in a similar vein

phrase

C1CEFR level
30/100Rarity: fairly common
FormalRegister

A signposting phrase used to introduce a point or source that continues the same line of thought.

In a similar vein, Roberts argues that institutional trust shapes compliance.

Similar: likewise, similarly

Topic: Academic writing in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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