not unlike

idiom

: similar to
Its texture is not unlike that of oatmeal.

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His obsession with gilding everything, whether with actual gold or paint, feels not unlike a Goodwill-furniture-flipper’s antiquing hack. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025 On the bare stage of Milwaukee Youth Arts Center's Goodman Mainstage Hall, George Lorimer and Caroline Hansen circle each other, embrace, push off and hit the floor, not unlike dancers, but with a lot more words. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 The protagonist in We Dance Upon Demons is not unlike Patel, an Indian American woman who's spent much of her career working to protect reproductive rights. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for not unlike

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“Not unlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20unlike. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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