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look-alike

[look-uh-lahyk] / ˈlʊk əˌlaɪk /


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While the two sengi species look alike, their feet are not exactly the same.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Due to the fact that eels look alike, "all sorts of games are played pretending it's one species when it's another", he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

People say Ivy and I act alike and even look alike.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

So Krishna smears color on her so they look alike.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

They were young and old, fat and thin, dark skinned and pale, surrounded by thick curls or bald scalps....But all of the faces were twisted in terror, and that made them all look alike.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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