similar
adjective
things that are similar share some qualities but are not exactly the same
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Similar and similarly
like
adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition
similar to someone or something else, or in a similar way to someone or something else
indistinguishable
adjective
if two things are indistinguishable, you cannot see any difference between them
not unlike
similar to
sort of
similar, but not exactly the same
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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