resemblances

plural of resemblance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of resemblances All that seems well and good for a mission to the moon, and even has some resemblances with missions from NASA's Apollo days. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026 To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026 The market cadence of the past few months has some uncomfortable resemblances to the early 2025 path leading up to that tariff-panic crescendo. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026 For all the resemblances between the ancient incarceration system and our own, the differences are real. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs. — Senay Boztas, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025 Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemblances
similarities
Noun
  • As fascinating as the differences between our world and the world of the 1660s are the similarities.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • My home state borders Kentucky to the south and has plenty of cultural similarities with the Commonwealth.
    — Grace Byron, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Resemblances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemblances. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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