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 on the Web That’s not exactly apples to apples though: Askarov, or another prospect of that ilk, would be more of a long-term play than grabbing someone on waivers a few days before the season starts. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2024 The government hopes investment from Google, Microsoft and their ilk will diversify and modernise the kingdom’s economy. Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 1 Oct. 2024 Initially menswear-focused and inspired by the workaday wardrobes of Pablo Picasso, Wolfgang Tillmans and their ilk, Meta Compagnia still riffs on items like workwear jackets and roomy drawstring pants for him and her. Miles Socha, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024 But perhaps more than that, political advocacy in journals such as Science, Nature, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and others of their ilk often exerts ... Wesley J. Smith, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ilk 

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“Ilk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ilk. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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