something like
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1
: close to : approximately
It costs something like five dollars.
2
: somewhat or slightly like
He does look something like his father.
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Look for a fertilizer with a NPK ratio of 3-1-2, which may be something like 16-4-8, says Sheffield.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
But the polling indicates that Trump’s absurdity may have roused Canadians to something like normalcy.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Even something like the Pixel 8a can’t touch it (though to be fair, the Pixel 8a is $100 cheaper).
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Of that 20, four are trading up, something like nine have delisted, and the rest are trading down over 80%.
—Zahra Tayeb, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
But the polling indicates that Trump’s absurdity may have roused Canadians to something like normalcy.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Even something like the Pixel 8a can’t touch it (though to be fair, the Pixel 8a is $100 cheaper).
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Of that 20, four are trading up, something like nine have delisted, and the rest are trading down over 80%.
—Zahra Tayeb, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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