not unlike

phrase

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

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Interestingly, many of the watches made for the American market arrived—not unlike now—during a time of steep tariffs on Swiss watch imports, during an effort to preserve American watchmaking. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026 From the vantage point of the stage, the outstretched hands of the crowd looked not unlike the Eugène Delacroix painting of the Revolution of 1848, which Coldplay used as cover art their 2008 album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 An update to the software or the features creates a situation not unlike an upgrade to an iPhone, says Hemmer. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Though dreams are tangled up in our desires, Freud’s royal road to the unconscious is not unlike the road in Lost Highway, and other similar Möbius strip horrors, such as the purgatorial Dead End. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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