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dissimilar

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


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Although we do not have quite as many white Easters as white Christmases, the chances are not too dissimilar.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Back in August 2023, there was a poster - not dissimilar to the School Wars one - that circulated on TikTok and Snapchat about disorder and looting on Oxford Street.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

The swordswoman and I are not so dissimilar.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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