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dissimilar

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


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Yet again, however, the dissimilar qualities start to feel like echoes.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

This is a theme not dissimilar to peers, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The scientific study produced an unexpected discovery which the team describe as "totally dissimilar to anything else we've uncovered".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Ellis, meanwhile, has a nearly 14-year-old son who is in what she calls a “teenage, hormonal place” — not that dissimilar to Emily, who has three slacker teenagers obsessed with video games.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The swordswoman and I are not so dissimilar.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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