as in kind
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations
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Recent Examples of ilk
Their number of false starts is less, and penalties of that ilk the team works on eliminating.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
And Green, who had been imploring the team’s front office to find a two-way player of this ilk and edge for quite some time, is fully embracing Butler as a foundational member of this storied squad.
—Sam Amick, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Trader Joe’s grocery chain is limiting egg sales to one dozen per customer, per day, nationwide.
Democrats should be excoriating Trump and his ilk.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the first videos in this ilk was posted on TikTok back in November, by the creator Suzanne Lambert.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
And Green, who had been imploring the team’s front office to find a two-way player of this ilk and edge for quite some time, is fully embracing Butler as a foundational member of this storied squad.
—Sam Amick, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Trader Joe’s grocery chain is limiting egg sales to one dozen per customer, per day, nationwide.
Democrats should be excoriating Trump and his ilk.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the first videos in this ilk was posted on TikTok back in November, by the creator Suzanne Lambert.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ilk
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Perhaps the largest of its kind was a retrospective analysis that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2002.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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These wooden stakes, used to impede attackers, are the first of their kind to be recovered from this period.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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There was a refresh of sorts over the summer as City released first-team assistants Shaun Goater, Alan Mahon and goalkeeping coach Chris Williams.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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While formally listed as a tight end, Lofton was a Swiss Army Knife of sorts for Miami.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Going 7-of-10 from the stripe also helped seal the deal.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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Teammate Jazmine Jones got the rebound and foul, and made one of two from the charity stripe with 4.5 seconds left.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Tunstall references seminal ‘90s musical genres in the score–from Alanis Morissette and Green Day to NSYNC and the Spice Girls–while injecting it with a fresh contemporary sound.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In Dumont’s eccentric way, The Empire forces the sci-fi genre to represent Western culture’s deepest mysteries.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Talking Buttons Try to Break the Pet-Human Language Barrier The Most Vulnerable Pets While most pets are fortunately able to handle flights, there are certain breeds of dogs and cats that are far more vulnerable to the rigor of travel.—
Katie Liu,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The oldest, Zinfandel, went by Zinna and was a mixed breed.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Beers and ciders on tap at Belmont lean heavily toward local and regional, and the variety is well-curated.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2025
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At least as important, is the variety of winter conditions, winter testing, and not just volume.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Ilk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ilk. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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