similar

adjective

sim·i·lar ˈsi-mə-lər

ˈsim-lər

: having characteristics in common : strictly comparable

: alike in substance or essentials : corresponding

no two animal habitats are exactly similar

W. H. Dowdeswell

: not differing in shape but only in size or position

similar triangles

similar polygons

similarly adverb

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This month, General Electric's health-care division will begin marketing a first-of-its-kind electrocardiograph machine in the U.S. Although packed with the latest technology, the battery-powered device weighs just six pounds, half as much as the smallest ECG machine currently for sale. It will retail for a mere $2,500, an 80% markdown from products with similar capabilities.

Reena Jana, Business Week, 23 & 30 Mar. 2009 There's a reason boards of directors can pluck so many CEOs out of one company and plop them into another: When it comes to management ideas and tools, many companies are surprisingly similar. They have the same hierarchies and budgeting processes.

Jena McGregor, Business Week, 8 Oct. 2007 Though the trends were similar, the new patterns of consumption varied both regionally and nationally, as they continue to do today.

John Brewer, New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2006 Our cats are similar in size. You two look very similar to each other. They had similar experiences growing up, even though they came from vastly different backgrounds. We got remarkably similar results. I was going to say something similar. I would have reacted in a similar way if it had happened to me. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Or try your hand at another fancy dessert like a Pot de Crème, which is a custard similar to crème brûlée, just not as thick.

Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022 No one has been arrested in the similar crimes that occurred in the area in August.

Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Many Americans hoped the U.S. would enter a revival similar to the roaring 20s once vaccines rolled out last year.

Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 King Charles might create a kind of cohesion for the Commonwealth similar to his mother, but in the modern era.

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022 Spurts of very hot plasma, similar to the solar flares that erupt from the surface of the sun, come from the system operating at a high energy level.

Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2022 That was seen as a likely signal that the combined streamer would promote key content brands of the company, similar to how Disney+ showcases Walt Disney’s Marvel, Pixar and other brands.

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 Najimy describes the setup for the songs' place in the narrative as similar to the first film's.

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Perhaps that’s why the founding principles of the Dupont Center sound so similar to what museum advocates are calling for today.

Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

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