anything like

phrase

: in any way : at all
it's not anything like as good as it used to be

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If Dart can level up and Nabers is anything like the pre-injury version of himself, New York’s offense might just be a fantasy carnival. Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The harder question now is whether that system can recognize the attack that doesn't look anything like it. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In almost three decades of growing apples at her family’s orchard in northern Illinois, SueEllen Arndt and her husband, Ralph, never experienced anything like this year. Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Stevia, monk fruit, anything like that leaves a hard-to-ignore bad taste in my mouth. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anything like

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anything like was in 1529

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“Anything like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20like. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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