not dissimilar
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: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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The programs are not dissimilar, with plenty of underclassmen being called upon to contribute.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Yet, according to the statistics, the underlying numerical performance is not dissimilar from the previous title-winning campaign.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The programs are not dissimilar, with plenty of underclassmen being called upon to contribute.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
And yet, as is true for all of us, these two people’s fates wind up being not dissimilar.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not dissimilar
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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