not dissimilar
idiom
: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Wearing one in 2024 is not dissimilar to that spirit.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
There are probably people in this room going through something not dissimilar from these characters, facing death and choosing to live anyway.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
The margin structure is not dissimilar, and your working capital cycle is so much better.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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