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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For something like this questionnaire that’s fine.
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The kids get the gifts, the pictures, and the attention, but the players also get a lot out of something like this.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s no incentive for either of them to stage something like this.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But ensuring that something like the N-Box meets American crash-safety regulations is another story.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
The kids get the gifts, the pictures, and the attention, but the players also get a lot out of something like this.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s no incentive for either of them to stage something like this.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But ensuring that something like the N-Box meets American crash-safety regulations is another story.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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