not like that
idiom
: not the same (as something or someone was formerly)
I know I used to be selfish, but I'm not like that anymore.
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This upper-level trough’s movement is not like that of the trough pattern that hung out in the upper atmosphere for much of June.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
While some of the utilities may not like that … there is a new sheriff in town.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
A number of important goods and services flow in both directions, though Trump does not like that America has a trade deficit.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Maybe not like Sean Avery turning his back on the play and waving his arms in front of Martin Brodeur like a basketball player guarding an inbound pass, but, well, not not like that, either.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
While some of the utilities may not like that … there is a new sheriff in town.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
A number of important goods and services flow in both directions, though Trump does not like that America has a trade deficit.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Maybe not like Sean Avery turning his back on the play and waving his arms in front of Martin Brodeur like a basketball player guarding an inbound pass, but, well, not not like that, either.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Not like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20like%20that. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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