not dissimilar
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: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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Ironically, her conundrum was not dissimilar to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator in that film franchise’s second installment, which costarred Linda Hamilton.
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
What was previously the town post office—hence the namesake—was restored by architect Louis Cloquet in a Neo-Gothic style back in 1898, with multiple spires and a clocktower not dissimilar to the Big Ben.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Technically called an Extra-Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XXLUUV), these drones are not dissimilar in size to conventional diesel submarines but are completely autonomous.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The pursuit was not dissimilar to LSU's and Florida's this fall.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
What was previously the town post office—hence the namesake—was restored by architect Louis Cloquet in a Neo-Gothic style back in 1898, with multiple spires and a clocktower not dissimilar to the Big Ben.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Technically called an Extra-Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XXLUUV), these drones are not dissimilar in size to conventional diesel submarines but are completely autonomous.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The pursuit was not dissimilar to LSU's and Florida's this fall.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not dissimilar
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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