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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Should there be consequences for something like that?
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CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Venus, by contrast, has multiple layers of cloud-decks spanning something like 20 kilometers in altitude, such that 0% of the surface is typically visible at any time from space, as opposed to more like ~50% for planet Earth.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Really, almost any stew could be made using a little chocolate and then enjoyed with something like a Belgian strong dark ale, grand cru or tripel.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
A lot of people point to Derrick Rose in 2010-11 for something like this.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Venus, by contrast, has multiple layers of cloud-decks spanning something like 20 kilometers in altitude, such that 0% of the surface is typically visible at any time from space, as opposed to more like ~50% for planet Earth.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Really, almost any stew could be made using a little chocolate and then enjoyed with something like a Belgian strong dark ale, grand cru or tripel.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
A lot of people point to Derrick Rose in 2010-11 for something like this.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for something like
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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