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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But cinema brings something like brightness and hope.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Your brain is almost damaged when something like this happens to you as a child.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Yet the film never gets surreal enough to become something like The Trial, nor real enough to feel like a direct reflection of current events.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
A lot of people point to Derrick Rose in 2010-11 for something like this.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Your brain is almost damaged when something like this happens to you as a child.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Yet the film never gets surreal enough to become something like The Trial, nor real enough to feel like a direct reflection of current events.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
A lot of people point to Derrick Rose in 2010-11 for something like this.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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