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Synonyms

something like

Idioms  

  1. Similar to, resembling, as in They want a flower garden something like the ones they saw in England. [Mid-1600s]

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Despite garnering an Oscar nomination for Streep and an ingenious bit at that year’s ceremony, “The Devil Wears Prada” didn’t have the immediate cultural cache of something like its equally memeable predecessor, “Mean Girls.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

They’ll probably buy extra oil to keep in stockpiles, in case something like this happens again.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Domestically, they see something like a A$70 million hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Hopefully people keep saying, 'ah, the young, up-and-coming talent' and I get a new five-year deal or something like that!

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I’d obsessed over it, really, but I forgot to care as the countdown began, because who could care about something like that when their mom might be dead?

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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