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

That had to be a whiff of flop-sweat from the Atlanta 1996 games’ blue blob mascot, something like an anthropomorphized teardrop, originally named Whatizit for the obvious reaction it generated, and later just Izzy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“But if you decide to do something like a festival or tours, you need to educate yourselves and be prepared because the world will come to your door.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But in that moment, even with all the trouble she was in, our robot felt something like joy to learn that she was a grandmother and that her son was a father.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

something like

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