something like
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1
: close to : approximately
It costs something like five dollars.
2
: somewhat or slightly like
He does look something like his father.
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Its next life – which Allen said is probably its last – is more likely to be turned into something like carpet or synthetic clothing insulation.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
These tools will take something like Meta’s Llama 2 model and optimize it to run with far less VRAM requirements and with more performance.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 June 2024
In a confessional, Kim notes that the family is well known for keeping secrets, asking how her mom could've let something like that slip.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
People talk about how Tom Hardy only had something like 16 lines in Fury Road.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
These tools will take something like Meta’s Llama 2 model and optimize it to run with far less VRAM requirements and with more performance.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 June 2024
In a confessional, Kim notes that the family is well known for keeping secrets, asking how her mom could've let something like that slip.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
People talk about how Tom Hardy only had something like 16 lines in Fury Road.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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“Something like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20like. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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