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は まるで

is just like; is completely (often used before a comparison or negative expression)

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is just like; is completely (often used before a comparison or negative expression) まるで often means “just like” or “as if” when paired with ようだ or みたいだ. With a negative expression, it can mean “not at all.”
JA: あなたは まるで夢のようだ。
EN: You are just like a dream.

奥さんあんたはまるで分かってない

Ma’am, you don’t understand a thing.

— ウエスタン (1968)

あの中ではまるで赤ん坊だ

Compared to the others, he's practically a baby.

— フィールド・オブ・ドリームス (1989)

それが多襄丸の話とはまるで違うんだ

That’s completely different from Tajomaru’s story.

— 羅生門 (1950)