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something like

ADVERB
virtually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically essentially nearly practically
WEAK
around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually upwards of

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How was it to go from that to something like this?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"To be able to actually contribute to something like this, it's very exciting," Do said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

While Nick Ballou, one of the researchers behind the study, said it was unlikely mundane job simulators would ever be comparable to something like therapy, he believed they still had a couple of "unique benefits".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Of course it is, who would ever say something like that?

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

That might seem like an exciting development to you, reader, but it caused our robot to feel something like sorrow and loss.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown