as in like
having qualities in common
resembling Impressionist landscapes were hung side by side so that visitors could compare how fellow artists treated the same subject matter
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as in approaching
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 resembling
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
The reverend proposed a format resembling a town hall with the wrinkle of a non-partisan expert on the topic providing the facts prior to any question being asked by a person affected by the topic.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The animals resembling wild pigs are common throughout the southwest United States and Mexico.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
For example, the classic sneaky approach is to ask you to complete a few freebies IQ-resembling questions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The neckline incorporated two cascading white strips resembling a scarf, with one draped behind her.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
These are essentially on-chain inscriptions made into the smallest unit of bitcoin, resembling NFTs on the blockchain.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Even the theatrical cut has rarely been available in anything resembling a watchable transfer, but the Vinegar Syndrome disc contains a new 4K restoration taken from the original camera negative.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
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Fonzie costumes suggested a human being resembling Henry Winkler, albeit embalmed.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
The reverend proposed a format resembling a town hall with the wrinkle of a non-partisan expert on the topic providing the facts prior to any question being asked by a person affected by the topic.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
The animals resembling wild pigs are common throughout the southwest United States and Mexico.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
For example, the classic sneaky approach is to ask you to complete a few freebies IQ-resembling questions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The neckline incorporated two cascading white strips resembling a scarf, with one draped behind her.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
These are essentially on-chain inscriptions made into the smallest unit of bitcoin, resembling NFTs on the blockchain.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Even the theatrical cut has rarely been available in anything resembling a watchable transfer, but the Vinegar Syndrome disc contains a new 4K restoration taken from the original camera negative.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembling
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And because the two isolated genes are found in many other plant species, similar genetic editing may help improve other agricultural staples in the future.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Eventually our list reaches more than a dozen more victims, nearly all with similar experiences, most of them bursting with a desire to talk.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Friday’s job market figures in the US were very strong, suggesting that in fact there was no need for a large rate cut.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Fruit flies, like humans, can get drunk, sing and be kept awake with coffee, suggesting similarities in our brains.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Barra says, recalling a 2016 trip to the Bay Area with her entire leadership team.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tesla is recalling over 27,000 of its Cybertruck vehicles after authorities reported that drivers were having visibility problems with the car's rearview camera.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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The potential for outsized influence by a foreign power in a country’s internal affairs is analogous to the American discussion over fracking.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Its 69 rooms and suites feature floor-to-ceiling windows and some have private landscaped terraces with wooden trellises sparkling with lights, but no two rooms are alike.Devorah Lev-Tov, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Their cases seemed eerily alike to a lot of people, including Arelie’s sisters.Dateline NBC, NBC News, 16 July 2024
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That victory lifted the Falcons into a first-place tie with the Bucs at 3-2 with the NFC South’s New Orleans Saints (2-2) looking to knock off the undefeated defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) on the Week 5 Monday Night Football feature.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Improvement on this can be made by looking to other sectors.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Having two such strong candidates for acting honors could boost The Penguin, but what might end up making the biggest difference is what categories the show will compete in.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Fuchs said such rapid flips between extremes were precisely what the government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment predicted.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Resembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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