dissimilar
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It’s a real role in the church, and while it’s not exactly like Hollywood portrayals, it’s not entirely dissimilar from the movies either.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
That doesn’t happen until Act 4, but at the earlier finale, full of tomfoolery, the stage is well set for depth in a way not dissimilar to “Falstaff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Although we do not have quite as many white Easters as white Christmases, the chances are not too dissimilar.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
BTS has issued a different but not dissimilar concept with “Arirang.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Most curious is his view of the origin of the lunar craters, which make the Moon, he says, “not dissimilar to the face of a boy disfigured with smallpox.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Vocabulary lists containing dissimilar
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