something like
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1
: close to : approximately
It costs something like five dollars.
2
: somewhat or slightly like
He does look something like his father.
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The argument went something like this: Yes, Musk hurt the GOP brand and his work in Wisconsin was nothing short of a failure, but his celebrity marries nicely with Trump’s self-image.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 is much more powerful than its predecessor, and is capable of 4K gaming, some of which comes through the more powerful hardware and some of which presumably comes through something like DLSS.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The cofounder of the gallery [David Godbold] used to be his teacher, and he’s been with the gallery for something like 18 years, so that relationship is quite meaningful.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Starr would coin something like hard day’s night, and grammar-school kids would hear it and immediately want to correct the grammar.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 is much more powerful than its predecessor, and is capable of 4K gaming, some of which comes through the more powerful hardware and some of which presumably comes through something like DLSS.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The cofounder of the gallery [David Godbold] used to be his teacher, and he’s been with the gallery for something like 18 years, so that relationship is quite meaningful.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Starr would coin something like hard day’s night, and grammar-school kids would hear it and immediately want to correct the grammar.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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