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The phrase "are doing similar" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when comparing actions or behaviors that are alike, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "They are doing similar tasks to achieve their goals."
Alternatives: "are doing comparable" or "are engaging in similar activities."
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A number of smaller software companies are doing similar things.
Another 300 or so private family foundations in Westchester are doing similar things.
Multinational companies have been notably silent about whether they are doing similar research.
Now he and his team are doing similar work in other countries.
Other organisations in cities around the US are doing similar gleaning and redistributing, or "food recovery", operations.
On a structural level a lot of people are doing similar things, and a few are doing things better.
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Other institutions and universities have been doing similar work.
Now Luff is doing similar work for another international organisation.
NSUN is doing similar work in Leicester and Hackney.
Santigold was doing similar things in '08, but the method remains sound.
Other firms were doing similar deals, although they haven't (yet) attracted quite as much attention.
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