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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Today, the average employee's workday looks something like this: a deluge of emails, a barrage of MS Teams messages, a smattering of video calls and a never-ending stream of notifications from a dozen different apps.
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Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Mooney appreciates the ease of a gas grill when grilling hamburgers or hotdogs for the kids, but likes to kick it up a notch when preparing something like ribs.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
The jokes were predicated on ignoring that the Big Bang Theory prequel was actually pretty good, a single-cam comedy that was generally more tonally aligned with something like The Wonder Years than its broader multi-cam predecessor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
Though the board has not formally endorsed a hotel, members have said in meetings that something like the Marines’ Memorial Club hotel in San Francisco should be considered in that master plan.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Scott Hitchins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Mooney appreciates the ease of a gas grill when grilling hamburgers or hotdogs for the kids, but likes to kick it up a notch when preparing something like ribs.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
The jokes were predicated on ignoring that the Big Bang Theory prequel was actually pretty good, a single-cam comedy that was generally more tonally aligned with something like The Wonder Years than its broader multi-cam predecessor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
Though the board has not formally endorsed a hotel, members have said in meetings that something like the Marines’ Memorial Club hotel in San Francisco should be considered in that master plan.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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