Likes of reason
Along the way, we also hear from the Minerva Schools at KGI, California neuroscientist Dr Daniel Levitin about how the likes of reason - and other cognitive processes - may leave us susceptible to the rise of ‘fake news.’ (The Guardian.)
What does "the likes of reason" exactly mean in the above?
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the likes of or less commonly the like of 1: such people as : such things as reads the likes of Austen and Browning 2: such a one as and perhaps others similar to —usually used with disparaging overtones have no use for the likes of you 3: the kind or sort of a fantastic celebration the likes of which had never been seen before — Joseph Heller (MW online dictionary)
- the likes of or less commonly the like of 1: such people as : such things as reads the likes of Austen and Browning 2: such a one as and perhaps others similar to —usually used with disparaging overtones have no use for the likes of you 3: the kind or sort of a fantastic celebration the likes of which had never been seen before — Joseph Heller (MW online dictionary)
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the likes of or less commonly the like of
1: such people as : such things as reads the likes of Austen and Browning
2: such a one as and perhaps others similar to —usually used with disparaging overtones have no use for the likes of you
3: the kind or sort of
a fantastic cel
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