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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Then — finally — the movie blossoms into something like happiness.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
So the toon’s cheeky plot goes something like this: Early on, Bull feels superior to all the neutered animals at the dog park because he’s still got his gonads.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
And as Trump’s second term has gone on, the distinctions between what’s pro-Trump and what’s pro-crypto have blurred together, approaching something like a singularity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
There are all sorts of reasons for something like this.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
So the toon’s cheeky plot goes something like this: Early on, Bull feels superior to all the neutered animals at the dog park because he’s still got his gonads.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
And as Trump’s second term has gone on, the distinctions between what’s pro-Trump and what’s pro-crypto have blurred together, approaching something like a singularity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
There are all sorts of reasons for something like this.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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