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dissimilar

[dih-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim-] / dɪˈsɪm ə lər, dɪsˈsɪm- /


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BTS has issued a different but not dissimilar concept with “Arirang.”

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The feeling isn’t dissimilar to trying to learn a new language, or even one that you were once semi-proficient in, that you haven’t studied with care in some time.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

They’re very close, they have a very sweet friendship that’s not entirely dissimilar from their friendship on the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

In a separate but not dissimilar timeline, Perry was enjoying the height of pop stardom in the 2010s.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

And if our bodies are dissimilar, our points of view are even more so.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker