Thesaurus results for ILK

ilk

noun

ˈilk

as in kind

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations

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Recent Examples of ilk But that was mainly because a player of Carpenter’s ilk — aka one of the best in the world — would be highly desirable on the open market. —

Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 June 2026 But with the rise of Kennedy and his ilk in the past few decades, that public health triumph is being undone. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 Unlike the vast majority of Supes, and certainly unlike Soldier Boy and his ilk, Bombsight seemed like a pretty good guy, all things considered. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 The last days of disco were fading, and Andy Warhol and his ilk needed another place to hang out. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ilk

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This one-of-a-kind woman heads the collection founded in its day by Emile Hermès (1871–1951)—an extraordinary cabinet of curiosities whose doors are occasionally opened to a select few on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

— Pierre Groppo, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
Earlier this year, Moderna’s data was at the center of a highly unusual public dispute as a then-top FDA official blocked the company’s application for its first-of-its-kind shot.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026