similar
A1Academic AWL-1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈsɪmələ(r)/US /ˈsɪmələr/
Meaning
adjective
like somebody/something but not exactly the same
“We have very similar interests.”
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“um I think we you know took a similar”
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“In this single story, there was no possibility of Africans being similar to her in any way, no possibility of feelings more complex than pity, no possibility of a connection as human”
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“Future applications will do and perform very similar to the way we do things,”
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