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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Under more genteel circumstances, the film might be described as a story of education, something like David Copperfield but with endless explosions, chases, fires, maimings and murders.
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Currently, a one-way ticket for a dog-and-human combo has a pay floor of something like $6,000.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 May 2024
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Currently, a one-way ticket for a dog-and-human combo has a pay floor of something like $6,000.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 May 2024
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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