anything like

phrase

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

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But even the raw, unaltered Last Waltz footage doesn’t capture anything like a typical Band concert since there were so many guests, and the entire thing was constructed for a movie. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 If third-year QB Bo Nix and Waddle have anything like that kind of connection, look out. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 July 2026 Interim manager Andy Green, a baseball lifer, had never seen anything like it. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 And if your neighbor happens to be anything like the late Princess Margaret, be prepared to complain to the landlord. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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