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
Made of nephrite, the pendant resembles classic jade and was found alongside other Neolithic artifacts, including gold items in a burial.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
At times, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield resembles an episode of Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway’s podcast and Netflix show in which musicians tell the story behind their records.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Females and young birds closely resemble female Rufous and Allen’s Hummingbirds, but the latter species are slightly larger, with more contrasting markings and longer tails.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Toodles Toodles is a yellow, floating disk that resembles Mickey Mouse's head.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
At times, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield resembles an episode of Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway’s podcast and Netflix show in which musicians tell the story behind their records.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Females and young birds closely resemble female Rufous and Allen’s Hummingbirds, but the latter species are slightly larger, with more contrasting markings and longer tails.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Toodles Toodles is a yellow, floating disk that resembles Mickey Mouse's head.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemble
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The plan is to go clubbing, and right away things start to feel dodgy.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Building their Japanese brand Harris wrote that the Dodgers in some ways feel like Major League Baseball’s Team of Japan.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Research suggests blackout curtains can similarly block out disruptive artificial and natural light.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Research is limited in this area, but studies suggest the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties could have some benefits for blood pressure and heart health, especially in combination with other healthy lifestyle habits.—
Yvelette Stines,
Verywell Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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Reginald Liger recalled the Little Haiti of his youth: the community events all around the bustling neighborhood, the many times his dad would take him to the Notre Dame D’Haiti Church, hanging out at his uncle’s tire shop.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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The librarian recalled that following World War II, borrowers became more interested in topics such as home improvements, landscaping, gardening and interior decorating.—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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In practice, Ryan says, parents can implement it by simply approaching the challenging moments with their kid from a place of curiosity rather than anger, rigidity or frustration.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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Manager David Moyes is approaching two months in post, and supporters are still waiting for clues as to what will follow once Premier League survival is secured.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Golden may seem like a bit of reach given he often wasn't mocked in the first round before the combine, but taking the combine into consideration and more time leading up to the draft, he may be viewed as a clear first-round prospect by then.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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When a seeming Good Samaritan character shows up—like Alice, heard only through the phone— our hackles are instantly raised — how can a voice so saccharine conjure so much fright?—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her writing has appeared in Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, W, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ, and System among others.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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In her reasoning for opposing the spending measure, known as a continuing resolution, Delaney appeared to conflate it with a separate budget process known as reconciliation, in which House Republicans have proposed steep cuts to Medicaid.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the team that faces Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday morning in Tokyo looks capable of building belief in the upcoming summer, thanks to a lineup that should be the most reliable in the National League Central.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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When the final conference title games had ended on Sunday, ESPN’s bracket expert had UNC on the outside looking in.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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