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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This is a book in which many of the characters are seeking something like God, a kind of existential beatitude.
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Wasn’t this something like allowing GM, Ford, Toyota, suppliers Bosch and Lear, and auto software provider Continental AG, to collaborate on building immense car factories?
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Holiday time, everybody wants to celebrate and enjoy the evening, and something like this happens.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Even just a light spray of something like Very Good Girl by Carolina Herrera changes the whole vibe.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Wasn’t this something like allowing GM, Ford, Toyota, suppliers Bosch and Lear, and auto software provider Continental AG, to collaborate on building immense car factories?
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Holiday time, everybody wants to celebrate and enjoy the evening, and something like this happens.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Even just a light spray of something like Very Good Girl by Carolina Herrera changes the whole vibe.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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