1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
I see a family resemblance between you and your brother
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as in likeness
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the look of the director's latest film bears a strong resemblance to the look of his last film
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Recent Examples of resemblance
The event bears resemblance to other consumer-facing beauty events that have cropped up, including Sephora’s Sephoria, which debuted in 2018.
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James Manso, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Musk and Mangione bear a striking stylistic resemblance, that combination of rakishness and slightly deranged intensity, the weird self-satisfaction of the crooked smile—the troll, in the Internet sense, who looks like a terrorist and a boy-band member at the same time.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The actor, who does bear something of a resemblance to Jon Lovitz, sadly died in 2011.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a strong resemblance to marijuana and are far less regulated.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
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James Manso, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Musk and Mangione bear a striking stylistic resemblance, that combination of rakishness and slightly deranged intensity, the weird self-satisfaction of the crooked smile—the troll, in the Internet sense, who looks like a terrorist and a boy-band member at the same time.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The actor, who does bear something of a resemblance to Jon Lovitz, sadly died in 2011.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a strong resemblance to marijuana and are far less regulated.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Resemblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemblance. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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