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
The Commanders revised their defense and will now operate in Jones’ system, which could look quite similar to Brian Flores’ defense with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
William Chueh, PhD, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center director, emphasized that the batteries achieved energy retention levels comparable to the best results for similar battery technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The system is similar to how Louisiana's congressional elections previously occurred.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The latter, similar to the Ono exhibition, arrived after showing at Tate Modern in London.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
William Chueh, PhD, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy and the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center director, emphasized that the batteries achieved energy retention levels comparable to the best results for similar battery technologies.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The system is similar to how Louisiana's congressional elections previously occurred.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The latter, similar to the Ono exhibition, arrived after showing at Tate Modern in London.
—Julius Miller
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for similar
Adjective
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The overall resolution of the Pro display is crisp, bright and certainly comparable to the MacBook Air display and possibly not far off that of the MacBook Pro.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Winners may not substitute, assign, or transfer any prize or redeem any prize for cash; however, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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There is no analogous player in this squad to Grimaldo; Marc Cucurella, the man who has displaced him in the Spain team, is positionally smart but a more effective off-ball runner than on-ball playmaker.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The experience of using TikTok is analogous to watching TV.—
Jessica Maddox,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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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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Now, seemingly under pressure from the economic fallout from the war with Iran, Modi has framed ordinary consumer choices, such as buying less petrol and choosing work-from-home, as acts of patriotism.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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What isn’t debatable is that their blend of talent, experience and mental fortitude left them uniquely positioned to thrive under such tense conditions.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Similar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similar. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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