as in comparable
having qualities in common
the two actresses accidentally wore similar outfits to the same gala
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Recent Examples of similar
The Commanders revised their defense and will now operate in Jones’ system, which could look quite similar to Brian Flores’ defense with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
William Chueh, PhD, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center director, emphasized that the batteries achieved energy retention levels comparable to the best results for similar battery technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The system is similar to how Louisiana's congressional elections previously occurred.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The latter, similar to the Ono exhibition, arrived after showing at Tate Modern in London.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
William Chueh, PhD, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center director, emphasized that the batteries achieved energy retention levels comparable to the best results for similar battery technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The system is similar to how Louisiana's congressional elections previously occurred.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The latter, similar to the Ono exhibition, arrived after showing at Tate Modern in London.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for similar
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In January, the FCC issued new guidance over the equal time rule, which requires broadcasters that feature a political candidate on their airwaves offer comparable time to rivals, if it is requested.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Morgan Rielly, the high-end comparable Drance found for Buium, is also a key comparable according to Buium’s current Net Rating profile.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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An analogous argument, albeit in the context of children and teenagers, was recently brought against Meta and other social media companies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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The brazen rush-hour theft — partially dismantling an in-service subway train while riding on it — is at least the second such act in a week.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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The property features water conservation features such as dual-flush toilets and low-flow fixtures, with refillable aluminum water bottles and water bottle refill stations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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“Similar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similar. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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