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• Specificity has changed the kicker position, not unlike at long snapper or holder, Slye noted.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• Roan has seen explosive and sudden career growth this year — not unlike Walz — that has catapulted her into the public eye.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
• Freya Castle, which is around 20 centimeters across, had a striking pattern with alternating black and white stripes, not unlike a zebra.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
• For in sustainability, not unlike luxury, every detail counts.
  — Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
• Plus, the glossy lacquer of Aqua Net was not unlike the sugar on the pastry.
  — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
• In 2022, the Padres were scuffling down the stretch not unlike the Giants last season.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
• This is an easy-to-grow leafy green that has a light crisp flavor not unlike spinach.
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• The look of the film is both haunting and inviting — not unlike that of a nightmare, or a horror film.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
• His farewell to the worm was not unlike the soliloquy of a movie villain about to dispatch the hero.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• And, because the lake is so big, there’s only water as far as the eye can see, not unlike an ocean view.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
• At times the system seemed unfixable, not unlike the NCAA.
  — Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2023
• His sort of hollow, oval eyes and mouth are not unlike a sort of Greek mask of tragedy, that kind of hollow horror.
  — Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2024
• For Kelley, the songwriting process is not unlike a day spent on the lake catching fish.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
• The resulting soundtrack is not unlike that of an L.A. beach.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
• The next phase is going to be going house to house, not unlike Fallujah in 2004.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• What is not unlike the national level, there’s a lot of donors who are aging out.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
• But not unlike a mystery wrapped in an enigma packed deep inside of a question mark, there's even more to this scene than meets the eye.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• The demonstrations led to mass arrests, not unlike those seen in recent weeks on the same campus.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• The game that Fox News has played over the past few years is to have one strategy on TV and another in court, not unlike the kayfabe in pro wrestling.
  — Daniel Novack, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
• Mike Pence Pence’s goal for this debate is not unlike his goal for his campaign overall.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
• Working with the best architects in the world is not unlike working with the best filmmakers.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• Lisa's dad and Kirsten's mom were both widowed, with three children each (not unlike the Brady Bunch family).
  — Maria Godoy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
• These trees have a presence not unlike Tolkien’s ents, those humanoid-like tree creatures.
  — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
• The rift between the sides is a slippery one, not unlike Rae’s Creek fronting the 12th green at Augusta National.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• The first is the Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, a comforting puddle of goodness, warm, rich and kind of messy, not unlike love itself.
  — oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
• So the question, not unlike health care, is why is dental care so expensive?
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• The star also rocked a voluminous hairdo — not unlike a look her mom Cindy Crawford would boast back in the '90s.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• The look is very edgy-chic, and yet still classic enough to have universal appeal — not unlike Megan Fox herself.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Nov. 2023
• Something new? Hold on… not unlike Kenzie Petty, I am being told that the challenge is not over.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2024
• Some of them use candles or tarot cards, ask you to click on a sound, or promise results in hours or minutes (sounding not unlike chain mail from the 2000s).
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024