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the likes of
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | the likes of - a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"like, the likekind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
the likes of
the likes of (someone or something)Anything comparable to someone or something. Typically used in a negative construction to indicate that something is unique or rare. Meteorologists think that blizzard was the storm of the century, so we shouldn't be seeing the likes of it again anytime soon. That acrobat show was incredible. I've never seen the likes of it.See also: like, ofthe likes of a similar type of person or thing. informal 1989 Charles Shaar Murray Crosstown Traffic They specialized in an odd combination of funk workouts and soulish adaptations of folk-rock hits by the likes of James Taylor and the Doobie Brothers. See also: like, ofthe likes of
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