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Translating "just like any other" with "wie ... auch", confused about "auch"

I've seen the phrase "X is just like any other Y" translated as X ist (genau/genauso) wie jede(r/s) andere Y auch. But I'm confused by the role auch is playing the translation. It seems to ...
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Why "die schlimmsten" and not "am schlimmsten"?

I’m having trouble understanding when to use der/das/die with a superlative and when am. I read here Use a form of “der/das/die” with the superlative if it is right in front of a noun. ...
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