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I came across the following, recently.

彼女が蛇口をあけ、僕の傷ついた前腕を氷 _______ 冷たい水の下へ導いた

It is said that the most suitable to fill the blank is のように. みたいに is also
given as an option. Can someone please explain me why のように? Why not みたいに?
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みたいに vs のように? What suits best?
That is simply because 「みたいに」 sounds too informal and conversational for the
context, which does not sound informal at all.

「のように」, which is more formal than 「みたいに」, would fit far better there.

It is of importance to keep the overall level of formality/informality in any
kind of writing/speech.

You would not use the phrase "kinda like" in an essay or part of a novel that
describes a character's actions, would you? I am not necessarily saying that
「みたいに」 sounds as informal as "kinda like", but you get my point.
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