like this
idiom
1
: of this kind
I love weather like this.
2
: in this manner
I hate it when it rains like this.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
The Department of Justice will continue to seek review of decisions like this that hinder our ability to keep the American people safe.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
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—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
As is typical in cases like this, the investigation is ongoing, and the full scope of how the intrusion occurred is still being reviewed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
The Department of Justice will continue to seek review of decisions like this that hinder our ability to keep the American people safe.
—Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Apps are notoriously bad in dynamic situations like this, which involve a range of precipitation types.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
As is typical in cases like this, the investigation is ongoing, and the full scope of how the intrusion occurred is still being reviewed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Like this.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20this. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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