as in kind
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations
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This is the niche user group targeted by highly sophisticated spyware attacks, users that might receive one of Apple’s infamous alerts, U.S. campaign staffers allegedly compromised in the recent elections, others of that ilk.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
While the offensive linemen are named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro teams, there currently is not an offensive lineman of the year award or anything of that ilk.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Trump lifting the freeze on LNG export permit applications was undoubtedly a positive sign for Venture Global and its ilk, but that's no promise of performance.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Still, this is a gamble many clubs of City’s ilk take to try to attract the best youngsters at manageable prices.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
While the offensive linemen are named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro teams, there currently is not an offensive lineman of the year award or anything of that ilk.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Trump lifting the freeze on LNG export permit applications was undoubtedly a positive sign for Venture Global and its ilk, but that's no promise of performance.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Still, this is a gamble many clubs of City’s ilk take to try to attract the best youngsters at manageable prices.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ilk
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Perhaps the largest of its kind was a retrospective analysis that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2002.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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These wooden stakes, used to impede attackers, are the first of their kind to be recovered from this period.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Firefly released a recap video showing the landing: NASA Moon Science On Board The lander is packed with NASA science and technology instruments, including a lunar vacuum cleaner of sorts.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The film is also a love letter to Italy of sorts, given Paolo is from Naples.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Going 7-of-10 from the stripe also helped seal the deal.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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Teammate Jazmine Jones got the rebound and foul, and made one of two from the charity stripe with 4.5 seconds left.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Clinging to safe bets risks missing breakthroughs that redefine genres.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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One of the more glaring omissions was actor Tony Todd, the veteran character actor and genre legend who starred in the Candyman horror series and was a prolific voice artist, who died in November at 69.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 2025
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The oldest, Zinfandel, went by Zinna and was a mixed breed.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Talking Buttons Try to Break the Pet-Human Language Barrier The Most Vulnerable Pets While most pets are fortunately able to handle flights, there are certain breeds of dogs and cats that are far more vulnerable to the rigor of travel.—
Katie Liu,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The shakes came in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Called Pokémon Champions, this game focuses entirely on battling Pokémon, with a variety of mechanics from like Mega Evolution and Dynamax available.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Ilk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ilk. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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