: having a like disposition or purpose : of the same mind or habit of thought
like-mindedly adverb
like-mindedness noun

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Achieving that objective requires a strategy that extends beyond a single administration and even beyond the United States by working with like-minded partners including Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026 Crombie said individual members of Lakefront DSA will likely go door to door for like-minded candidates, make phone calls, or both. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Well, the most basic definition of a network state, according to Srinivasan, is a community that forms online of like-minded people who then decide to go and crowdfund a new territory somewhere and start their own country. Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 Waiting among a group of the like-minded can induce a sense of camaraderie, of community; there’s a reason that the Park Slope Food Coop’s official newsletter is called the Linewaiters’ Gazette. Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for like-minded

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First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of like-minded was in 1526

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“Like-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like-minded. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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