not unlike

phrase

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

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Shopkeepers in bazaars have staged sit-ins, not unlike those that preceded the January protests. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 There’s a voyeuristic element to Twinflame that’s not unlike Benihana. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Story’s body of work is not unlike Hart’s, in that every pretty good movie he’s made is significantly outnumbered by bad ones. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026 Working through the show dramaturgically with Timbers was not unlike that moment in therapy when the patient is forced to confront something uncomfortable, forcing her to resist the knee-jerk reflex to make a joke and soften the intensity. Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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