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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Which means that for as long as there have been human beings, there is something like religion.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
In most circumstances, something like a new journal or suitcase will do the trick.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The system has not been totally tested by something like this, right?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Estimates vary widely, but converge on something like 10 million species.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
In most circumstances, something like a new journal or suitcase will do the trick.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The system has not been totally tested by something like this, right?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Estimates vary widely, but converge on something like 10 million species.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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