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not unlike

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

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This external transceiver powers the system through inductive charging, not unlike wireless smartphone charging. New Atlas, 21 Nov. 2025 But the fact remains that Grok’s latest bug, not unlike the flaws in Grokipedia, is really a demonstration of power over public information systems. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2025 In the trailer for Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, Marty Mauser displays a single-minded ambition to become the world’s biggest ping-pong champion, not unlike Chalamet as an actor. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025 The iterative invention process made headlines for crashes, not unlike the ones autonomous vehicles are making now, with 3,979 incidents involving autonomous vehicles from 2019 to 2024, 10% of which resulted in injuries. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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