not unlike
phrase
: similar to
Its texture is not unlike that of oatmeal.
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During the Knicks’ victory parade, the undulating downtown crowd looked, from afar, not unlike a school of tropical clown fish.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Around 90 were built, but the vast majority were race cars, like this example, competing in a spec series not unlike the Porsche Cup or Ferrari Challenge that toured French circuits and lasted four seasons.
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Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
2 July 2026
Ward imagines a space inside a space, not unlike the custom tents and custom builds popular in luxury weddings right now (one tent took five days to assemble and recreate a Greek Orthodox church, Vogue reported).
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Hamilton students were, in their basic indifference, not unlike the typical Gators of my own undergraduate years, trying to cruise through the graduation requirements by whatever means necessary.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Around 90 were built, but the vast majority were race cars, like this example, competing in a spec series not unlike the Porsche Cup or Ferrari Challenge that toured French circuits and lasted four seasons.
—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
2 July 2026
Ward imagines a space inside a space, not unlike the custom tents and custom builds popular in luxury weddings right now (one tent took five days to assemble and recreate a Greek Orthodox church, Vogue reported).
—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Hamilton students were, in their basic indifference, not unlike the typical Gators of my own undergraduate years, trying to cruise through the graduation requirements by whatever means necessary.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for not unlike
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“Not unlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20unlike. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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