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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That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“I can’t believe you endured something like that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

As a result, AI pioneers have not been able to "benefit from the collaboration that they would get if they did have something like that".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“Normally the market would not want to see something like that,” Bohne said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"And close to us, very close, there must be another cave or something like it. Very large. Very deep. The red line ends there."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

something like

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