not dissimilar
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: not different : similar
A not dissimilar situation has occurred overseas.
The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.
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However, that’s not dissimilar to Google Lens’s visual search feature, which hasn’t markedly changed network traffic.
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
One now-viral mom, however, recently conveyed a message not dissimilar from one the OP was trying to stress to her sister: Think twice before choosing a name your child may grow up to hate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But TikTok says it is being unfairly singled out, contending that its data collection practices and algorithm are not dissimilar from those of leading U.S. social media apps.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Asked to rate his dunk 1-10 postgame, Flagg could only smirk, his muted reaction not dissimilar to his post-jam staredown.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
One now-viral mom, however, recently conveyed a message not dissimilar from one the OP was trying to stress to her sister: Think twice before choosing a name your child may grow up to hate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But TikTok says it is being unfairly singled out, contending that its data collection practices and algorithm are not dissimilar from those of leading U.S. social media apps.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Asked to rate his dunk 1-10 postgame, Flagg could only smirk, his muted reaction not dissimilar to his post-jam staredown.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Not dissimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20dissimilar. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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