something like

idiom

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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Young’s worry is that commercial deep-sea mining will go something like commercial fishing, which historically has not been well regulated. Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025 Thank you for taking the time to get something like this open. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2025 While not directly criticizing Spicer, Asad said what city officials and supporters of the city’s ADU bonus incentive envisioned were smaller projects, typically something like six ADUs per property and 10 to 15 ADUs at most. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025 Speaking of pacing, don’t go into this expecting something like Super Mario Odyssey or Super Mario 3D World. Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 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 25 Jul. 2025.

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