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 rooms The 83 rooms and suites are arranged over four floors, each different from the next but all sharing a similar aesthetic.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Coto shared a similar perspective.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using Many mock drafts still put Simpson in the back end of the first round, some projecting a trade similar to the one that allowed the Giants to get Jaxson Dart last season.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Chief Inspector Lola Castro asks Agata, a young autistic police archivist working in criminal records to bring documents of a similar death.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Coto shared a similar perspective.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using Many mock drafts still put Simpson in the back end of the first round, some projecting a trade similar to the one that allowed the Giants to get Jaxson Dart last season.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Chief Inspector Lola Castro asks Agata, a young autistic police archivist working in criminal records to bring documents of a similar death.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for similar
Adjective
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 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
Adjective
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Reiten has been recognized by publications such as The Guardian as being among the top 100 players in the world, qualifying her as a High Impact Player.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Stay away from water and plumbing fixtures, such as sinks, bathtubs, and faucets during a thunderstorm.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Similar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similar. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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