Definition of "similar" []

• Related in appearance or nature; alike though not identical. (adjective)
• Mathematics Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures: similar triangles. (adjective)

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• "If you go to other parts of the planet at similar latitudes and with similar climates, you may find different species of conifers or lycopodia or seed-eating birds, but you'll find _similar_ species making up an ecosystem overall so much like the other that an untrained observer may not notice the difference."
• "Jiau's lawyer, Joanna Hendon, said her client deserved a term similar to the 18 months Rakoff imposed on a co-defendant in the expert-networking investigation."
• "The guard had worn an expression similar to the white-clothed man who was leading him at the moment; apparently the boss man wanted all his employees to be resocialized."