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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be virtually the same as" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that something is almost identical to another thing. Example: The new model of the car is virtually the same as the previous one, except for a few minor changes in design.
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Organizers say the event will be virtually the same as it was when the jamboree was first held in 1957 -- just like something Norman Rockwell might have painted.
On Wednesday, Christie's slightly larger sale looked more promising and yet, while 52 works out of 62 netted a total £45.64 million, the pattern turned out to be virtually the same as at Sotheby's.
There may be minor changes to the wording of an article, and production constraints may occasionally require that the article be trimmed in length for print publication, but generally speaking, the first version you see on the Web site will be virtually the same as the version that runs in the newspaper.
It should be virtually the same as being in the auditorium.
This corresponds to the second phase of the biphasic dependence, where the slope should be virtually the same as that in the system involving no quasi-specific site.
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The figures are virtually the same as those for April.
The experience of reading these facsimile pages is virtually the same as reading the manuscripts themselves.
"They're virtually the same as they were prior to the settlement".
"The number of homes is virtually the same as the number of households," Wilcox wrote.
The second set of results was virtually the same as the first.
The results are virtually the same as those obtained with other methods.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com