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prepositional phrase

  • Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

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A direct galactic collision produced an expanding ring, similar to ripples spreading outward after an impact.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

A team that began the season as the Super Bowl favorite now must engineer turnarounds similar to those they pulled off in 2023 and 2024 to qualify for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

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  • akin to
  • in the same ballpark as
  • a close cousin of
  • analogous to
  • giving the same energy as

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  • different from
  • dissimilar to
  • not even in the same league
  • worlds apart from
  • a whole different story

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