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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And a waffle, author and former director of the Southern Foodways Alliance John T. Edge told NPR, is not dissimilar.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
This is not dissimilar to warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol, which have been shown to increase health knowledge and reduce consumption.
—Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Now, in an operation not dissimilar from the one that freed Iraq from ISIS, Israel is attempting to eradicate Hamas from its doorstep.
—David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
The thyme and clementine juices play really nicely with the spiced notes of the rum, giving it dimension and a character not dissimilar to a tiki drink.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
This is not dissimilar to warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol, which have been shown to increase health knowledge and reduce consumption.
—Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Now, in an operation not dissimilar from the one that freed Iraq from ISIS, Israel is attempting to eradicate Hamas from its doorstep.
—David Epstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
The thyme and clementine juices play really nicely with the spiced notes of the rum, giving it dimension and a character not dissimilar to a tiki drink.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 13 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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