not dissimilar
idiom
: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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So McCabe was born there, but perhaps because he was born very distant from those who shared his skin tone—not dissimilar from Moses in the Bible, who was born with a certain level of privilege and access to proximity to power.
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Training a dog how to sniff out drugs through positive conditioning is not dissimilar from teaching a dog to sit and stay.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Much of the attention went to a new ultrathin model and a bright orange color option (a shade not dissimilar to that of the IEEE Spectrum logo).
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The shift to a sub-distribution model in Japan, a market that has become more challenging for Hollywood to navigate over the past several years given the strength of homegrown product, is not dissimilar to operating models employed locally by studios like Paramount and Universal.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Training a dog how to sniff out drugs through positive conditioning is not dissimilar from teaching a dog to sit and stay.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Much of the attention went to a new ultrathin model and a bright orange color option (a shade not dissimilar to that of the IEEE Spectrum logo).
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The shift to a sub-distribution model in Japan, a market that has become more challenging for Hollywood to navigate over the past several years given the strength of homegrown product, is not dissimilar to operating models employed locally by studios like Paramount and Universal.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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