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
At the same time, the state has begun reviewing another 50 of the county’s active case files of children living in foster care homes to make sure there are no other similar problems.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Lorey organized a similar protest at the same round of the tournament last year, bringing national attention to the state playoffs.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Guests start the morning with sunrise qi gong sessions, a practice similar to tai chi, often held outdoors among local wildlife like wallabies.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
They are intended to look similar to what is already there without matching it exactly.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Lorey organized a similar protest at the same round of the tournament last year, bringing national attention to the state playoffs.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Guests start the morning with sunrise qi gong sessions, a practice similar to tai chi, often held outdoors among local wildlife like wallabies.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
They are intended to look similar to what is already there without matching it exactly.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for similar
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Teamsters Local 727, which represents animal care specialists, groundskeepers, patrol officers, seasonals, aides, and custodians, said the zoo's latest contract offer would take away their current health care plans without providing a comparable alternative.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The idea is to deal with a heavily armored or deeply buried target by dropping a bomb that is hard enough and heavy enough to plunge through yards of earth and stone to deliver a staggering blast comparable to a seismic event.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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An analogous argument, albeit in the context of children and teenagers, was recently brought against Meta and other social media companies.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Smith’s group recently released a report that said such stops have continued to disproportionately affect Black and Latino drivers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Similar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similar. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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