not dissimilar
idiom
: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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Musk's previous comments, that were not dissimilar to his latest ones, have caused widespread confusion over whether long-dead Americans are receiving benefits from the SSA.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
One not dissimilar issue that arose was the drafting of an internal report from the RFEF’s integrity department.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
This is not dissimilar to job cuts during corporate mergers or bankruptcies.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
However, that’s not dissimilar to Google Lens’s visual search feature, which hasn’t markedly changed network traffic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
One not dissimilar issue that arose was the drafting of an internal report from the RFEF’s integrity department.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
This is not dissimilar to job cuts during corporate mergers or bankruptcies.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
However, that’s not dissimilar to Google Lens’s visual search feature, which hasn’t markedly changed network traffic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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