similar
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/ noun C2- That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
- A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
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Have you any similar case in your experience?
“I have to be careful,” he continued, turning to me with a smile, “for I dabble with poisons a good deal.” He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids.
Their affectionate mother shared all their grief; she remembered what she had herself endured on a similar occasion five-and-twenty years ago.
As a rule, when I have heard some slight indication of the course of events, I am able to guide myself by the thousands of other similar cases which occur to my memory.
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