as in kind
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations
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Recent Examples of ilk
This is alongside a fraught childhood crush—a friend in a military family who first exposed Lisowski to the particularly brutal films of the Final Destination ilk.
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Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The Chosen distinguishes itself from shows and movies of its ilk by focusing on the life of Jesus as seen through the eyes of those around him.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Like going to 20 ballparks or 20 famous college football stadiums or professional stadiums or something of that ilk would be an ideal vacation for me.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Auto Edit PowerDirector's newest tool of this ilk is Auto Edit, accessible from the GenAI menu.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
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Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The Chosen distinguishes itself from shows and movies of its ilk by focusing on the life of Jesus as seen through the eyes of those around him.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Like going to 20 ballparks or 20 famous college football stadiums or professional stadiums or something of that ilk would be an ideal vacation for me.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Auto Edit PowerDirector's newest tool of this ilk is Auto Edit, accessible from the GenAI menu.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ilk
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The experiment is that AI is being made available nationally and globally, which is purported to provide mental health guidance of one kind or another.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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New York City nurses on strike headed back to the bargaining table Thursday with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to the city's biggest walkout of its kind in decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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My niece reminded me how seamlessly packing cubes can take an overstuffed suitcase and transform it into an easy-to-sort home for my many essentials.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The city also set up an informational hotline of sorts—residents could stay up-to-date on the storm and the city’s response by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Their solid color range has a lovely mix of earthy hues, and the brand has been releasing more and more patterns, from stripes to florals.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shoe is thin, lightweight, breathable, and chic, even featuring a shiny silver stripe that adds a bit of personality.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Combs collects his milestone twenty-fifth top 10 success on the Country Streaming Songs chart, and just his fifth on the all-genre Streaming Songs tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Addiction, and the opioid crisis, has been well-documented on screen but Meeks and his Union County team bring something fresh to the genre courtesy of the real-life participants of the Ohio drug court and its presiding judge, all of whom appear throughout.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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As a result, a new breed of data center, designed from the ground up for AI workloads, is cropping up across the country, from the wilds of Wyoming to the deserts of Arizona.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Carnivores will revel in the Côte de boeuf—625g of Lake District heritage breed.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Efforts in recent years have focused on recovering ancient grape varieties and highlighting the distinctive conditions of the islands.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In every variety of ice, H2O molecules interact, with weak connections called hydrogen bonds forming between one oxygen and one hydrogen atom in separate molecules.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Ilk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ilk. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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