not unlike

idiom

: similar to
Its texture is not unlike that of oatmeal.

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Visiting a mosque is not unlike visiting a cathedral, a synagogue, or any other place of worship. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 National Archives/Interim Archives/Getty Images In a move not unlike the one Trump is now contemplating, President Grover Cleveland set in motion a chain of events that culminated in immigration officials denying entry to U.S. citizens of Chinese ancestry returning from trips abroad. Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made By History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025 Their relationship is not unlike that of Peter and Tony Stark in the MCU — except instead of living a double life as an avenging hero, Osborn is the alter ego of Spider-Man's archnemesis, the Green Goblin. Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Brains have a consistency not unlike tapioca pudding. The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for not unlike 

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“Not unlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20unlike. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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