not unlike

idiom

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

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By measuring how the light from the radio bursts spread and dispersed – not unlike how a prism turns sunlight into a rainbow – while traveling toward Earth, the astronomers were able to determine how much matter was in their path. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2025 The setbacks do not cut straight across but curl upward, not unlike the façade treatment of the building a dozen blocks to the south called the Spiral. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 6 June 2025 Right now, the capability is for text messages, not unlike Apple’s Globalstar feature on iPhone 14 and later. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Befitting the 21st century, the central character is not a beleaguered Master of the Universe but a doorman named Chicky Diaz working at an exclusive Central Park West building called the Bohemia, a storied fortress not unlike the Dakota, the Beresford, or the San Remo. Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 31 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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