as in similarities
a point which two or more things share in common
I see a family resemblance between you and your brother
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Recent Examples of resemblances
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.
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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
But outside of a few passing resemblances, the new comet, which likely originated from the edge of our solar system, appears to share no direct connection with 3I/ATLAS.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 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
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
But outside of a few passing resemblances, the new comet, which likely originated from the edge of our solar system, appears to share no direct connection with 3I/ATLAS.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Nov. 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
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This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Games share many similarities with metrics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Resemblances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemblances. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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