and the like

and the like
used for including other similar people or things in what you are saying

pop stars, film stars, models, and the like

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Main entry: like

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and similar things; et cetera

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: and others of a similar kind : and so forth

They told stories about ghosts and vampires and the like.

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Main Entry:like

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