sound like
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1
: to seem to be something when heard
You sound like you're tired.
That sounds (to me) like a good idea.
It sounds like thunder.
2
: to have a sound that is like the sound of (something else)
That kitten sounds like a human baby.
3
: to have a voice that is like the voice of (someone else)
I knew he must be your brother. He sounds just like you.
4
: to say something that is like what is commonly said by (someone else)
You sound just like your mother when you say that.
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Many of the scathing reviews (a generous sample of them here) sound like the reviewer attended the screening at gunpoint.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Does this sound like your situation?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
His work here really does sound like a lost cut from the Daytona USA 2001 soundtrack.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
That answer from Cassidy did not sound like that’s something Suzuki will need to worry about.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Does this sound like your situation?
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
His work here really does sound like a lost cut from the Daytona USA 2001 soundtrack.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
That answer from Cassidy did not sound like that’s something Suzuki will need to worry about.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Sound like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20like. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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