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ilk

noun

ˈilk

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 What separates The Idea of You from other films of its ilk is its earnest investment in its characters and their chemistry. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026 But that’s not all, Ong and his ilk said. —

Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026 Giolito likely will have to settle for a one-year deal, possibly in the range of $12 million to $18 million, as received by starters of similar ilk. —

Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Hall is far from a perfect running back and is undoubtedly not in the same tier as backs such as Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and others of that ilk. —

Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ilk

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Noun

In the absence of hard data, the kind that become available years or decades after a war, the temptation is to reach for analogies or proverbial wisdom, or any of the other heuristic shortcuts that the psychologist Daniel Kahneman thoroughly described in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Electronics And Tech Many people are guilty of holding onto cords and chargers of all kinds without actually knowing which devices they're associated with.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026