suchlike
Americanadjective
pronoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of suchlike
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; such, like 1
Example Sentences
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That is, we use reading not just as a means to educate ourselves, or to “explore other worlds” and suchlike, but to literally keep our distance from others.
From Washington Post
Company director Tom Feierabend said they were asked because they construct festival sites and suchlike at speed.
From BBC
They sort of groomed me by sending me long propaganda pieces and suchlike.
From The Guardian
From that, conclusions were drawn about lesser emotional turmoil – parking tickets and suchlike – that were completely without evidential foundation.
From The Guardian
Incidentally, this also explains why “venting” your anger, by punching a pillow or suchlike, doesn’t work, and can even make things worse.
From The Guardian
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