Yes, it has to have a hyphen. 'Like' is an adverb modifying the adjective 'minded'. The two words together make a compound adjective which means 'of the same mind'.
'My brother thought that our mother needed a holiday, and I was of the same mind.'
'On the question of our mother's health, my brother and I were like-minded.'
If you omit the hyphen, you are left with something meaningless:
'On the question of our mother's health, my brother and I were like minded.'
what does a hyphen look like
It is used as a single word. Compound adjectives with the -ed form are always hyphenated or spelled as one word. (Absent-minded is occasionally found as a single word without a hyphen.)
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A comma is used to separate elements within a sentence, such as items in a list or clauses. A hyphen is used to join words together to create a compound word or to show a connection between words in a phrase.
People who are 'like minded' are in agreement about something. An example would be a group of people who find out they are all like minded regarding the proper way to milk a sheep.
why is a political party led by like minded people
You say "A hyphen" because the sound of the letter "H" at the beginning of the word "hyphen" is pronounced, making it a consonant sound.
No hyphen is needed for world class. World is just an adjective that describes class much like (for example) upper class, which also does not need a hyphen.
Yes, it should be hyphenated to desert-like.
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No, it does not have a hyphen.
Pessimistic approached or mentally disturbed person act like a sick-minded creature. Sick-minded approached is not promoted.