like-minded

adjective

like-mind·​ed ˈlīk-ˈmīn-dəd How to pronounce like-minded (audio)
: having a like disposition or purpose : of the same mind or habit of thought
like-mindedly adverb
like-mindedness noun

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This community of like-minded folks has been foundational for The Key‘s team, and Yasin was careful to stress that the publication isn’t claiming to be the only voice responding to legacy media’s failures in covering Palestine. James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026 Mediapro added other like-minded creators such as New Argentine Cinema leading light turned TV creator Daniel Burman, buying his Oficina Burman in early 2018. John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026 None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan; or its expansion, through the creation of like-minded extremist movements, across the Middle East. Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026 Three decades later, Trump’s gathering appears designed to reshape that model — bringing together a smaller group of like-minded governments to pursue closer cooperation on security, migration control and economic partnerships. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 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 18 Mar. 2026.

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