as in to feel
to look or be like (someone or something)
He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament. Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.
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Recent Examples of resemble
The scale of devastation across the Middle East today resembles that of Europe in 1945.
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
As a result, the Mars Triangle will become altered again, resembling a more of a right triangle configuration on March 10, with the hypotenuse formed by Mars and Castor and the right angle at Pollux.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Philp’s career progression most closely resembles Hamblin, who remains in the system (with the Condors) and represents direct competition for the job of replacing Ryan on the fourth line.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
John Hammersley connected two quarter circles with a rectangle, then cut a semicircle out of it to form a shape that resembled an old telephone.
—Richard Green, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
As a result, the Mars Triangle will become altered again, resembling a more of a right triangle configuration on March 10, with the hypotenuse formed by Mars and Castor and the right angle at Pollux.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Philp’s career progression most closely resembles Hamblin, who remains in the system (with the Condors) and represents direct competition for the job of replacing Ryan on the fourth line.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
John Hammersley connected two quarter circles with a rectangle, then cut a semicircle out of it to form a shape that resembled an old telephone.
—Richard Green, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemble
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Technology advances rapidly, industries seem to shift overnight, and people, especially leaders, feel the pressure to keep up.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hadid’s sneakers feel like a more subtle, $175 version of that.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the final shot of Mullen standing by the water, De Niro's face suggests so much: regret, worry, or even satisfaction with what he's done.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The use of this particular rune stone ritually changed over time, the latest findings suggested.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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The automaker is recalling recalling 240,510 of its 2020-2021 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles because the seat belt buckle anchor bolts at one or more seating positions may be improperly secured, Ford said in a report filed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trader Joe’s organic acai bowl has been recalled over contamination fears.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of her daughter, the beauty entrepreneur and growing mogul lights up when discussing how the next generation approaches skincare.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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As a result, gold soared to a fresh all-time high earlier this month, approaching a record $3,000.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Jim Acosta's days at CNN are done, but his feud with President Donald Trump seems far from over.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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In addition to cutting Smith, Indianapolis seems unlikely to re-sign center Ryan Kelly, who is also an unrestricted free agent.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Adebayo also appears to be on his way to overtaking Haslem as the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder within the next two seasons.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Both women had been bludgeoned and hacked with what appeared to be a hatchet.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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As lethal injection drugs have become harder to obtain, states with the death penalty have looked to expand their methods to things like firing squads and nitrogen gas, which was first used in the U.S. in January 2024 in Alabama with the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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All of those energies are looking at the situation differently, and so nobody’s playing the same thing in those scenes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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