as in comparable
having qualities in common
the two actresses accidentally wore similar outfits to the same gala
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Recent Examples of similar
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Schumer said the Coast Guard has a system called vehicle traffic service, or VTS, that's similar to how the FAA handles air traffic control.
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Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The experience with the R-GPS program inspired the Space Force to look at other mission areas that might be well-served with a similar procurement approach.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The Embraer designers envisioned a color scheme that was remarkably similar to Ryann’s, but pushed it one step farther with a carpet that became the cabin’s signature feature.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 May 2025
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Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The experience with the R-GPS program inspired the Space Force to look at other mission areas that might be well-served with a similar procurement approach.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
The Embraer designers envisioned a color scheme that was remarkably similar to Ryann’s, but pushed it one step farther with a carpet that became the cabin’s signature feature.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for similar
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China and imports Target's first-quarter comparable sales fell 3.8%, compared to analysts' estimates of a 1.08% decline.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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That reverses a comparable store sales increase of 1.5% in the previous quarter.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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What response strategies are enacted after such incidents?—
Paul Ponzeka,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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For Hollywood, such public posturing has opened the door to return to what was the world’s sixth-largest theatrical market before the war began.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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“Similar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similar. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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