something like
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1
: close to : approximately
It costs something like five dollars.
2
: somewhat or slightly like
He does look something like his father.
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That always sticks in my head now, something like that coming from a legend like that.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Will the Democratic establishment accept that its future could look something like this proud 34-year-old democratic socialist?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking of Grande, a second clip posted Thursday by NBC opens with figure skating champion Alysa Liu performing a breathtaking routine on the ice before something like an earthquake interrupts her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
No other streamer has something like it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Will the Democratic establishment accept that its future could look something like this proud 34-year-old democratic socialist?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking of Grande, a second clip posted Thursday by NBC opens with figure skating champion Alysa Liu performing a breathtaking routine on the ice before something like an earthquake interrupts her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
No other streamer has something like it.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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