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
To be like, okay, look this isn't a film of a specific ilk.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Diego Rincon, creative director at Lifted, says the team spotted an opportunity to work up a big new hit of this ilk after ITV’s stalwart Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway was rested.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Of course, the real economic promise of AI for JPMorgan and its ilk isn’t replacing app developers or risk managers.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The History of a Dangerous Idea, Dabhoiwala sees First Amendment absolutism in the practices of Facebook and its ilk.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Diego Rincon, creative director at Lifted, says the team spotted an opportunity to work up a big new hit of this ilk after ITV’s stalwart Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway was rested.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Of course, the real economic promise of AI for JPMorgan and its ilk isn’t replacing app developers or risk managers.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The History of a Dangerous Idea, Dabhoiwala sees First Amendment absolutism in the practices of Facebook and its ilk.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ilk
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In March 2023, the company launched a pilot production line in South Korea, the first of its kind, and began producing prototype solid-state batteries by the end of the year.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Those small victories brought hope, the kind that makes every extra day feel like a gift.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The next season of AHS will be a Scream Queens reunion of sorts, as both Roberts and Lourd costarred with Grande in the latter project.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Where those comments, like Ziffren’s labor and WBD predictions (of sorts), go next, if anywhere, remains to be seen.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 6-foot-5 Kentucky product has 32 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and 11-of-11 shooting from the charity stripe, while starting center Mark Williams has already notched a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Subtle candy stripe references nod to nostalgic holiday traditions while maintaining a sense of understated sophistication.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the tenth anniversary of Amherst College’s LitFest, on March 1, 2025, Cole spoke with The Common’s Editor in Chief Jennifer Acker about his novel Tremor, his approach to genre-bending, and the role of writers and photographers in bearing witness to catastrophe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Clever Creature has been building its slate of international genre projects spanning horror, action and elevated cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The star of the viral video, a Staffordshire bull terrier, is known for being an affectionate and intelligent breed with a big personality.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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This is a whole different breed of - this s--- has its own name.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Familial pairs choose the experimental merge for a variety of reasons, including a mother with Alzheimer’s linking her mind with her daughter; teenage brothers, one terminally ill; a man and his pregnant fiancée; a father and his addict daughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite these drawbacks, dryland cotton offers notable sustainability advantages, including a smaller carbon footprint compared to other cotton varieties.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ilk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ilk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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