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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With something like flood hazards, the risks are visible only when the land sinks below a specific threshold.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The schedule for Day 2 (May 8) and the following days looks something like this, according to Vatican News:
1:45 a.m. ET (7:45 a.m.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The high expectations for the team this year seem more grounded in something like reality.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
To him — and, in his opinion, for viewers — something like Abbott Elementary is every bit a Hulu series even if it’s branded an ABC original.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The schedule for Day 2 (May 8) and the following days looks something like this, according to Vatican News:
1:45 a.m. ET (7:45 a.m.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
The high expectations for the team this year seem more grounded in something like reality.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
To him — and, in his opinion, for viewers — something like Abbott Elementary is every bit a Hulu series even if it’s branded an ABC original.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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