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
Kaser’s voice, less reliant on effects than on Hex Dealer, contorts into tones variously resembling Danny Brown and Gilla Band’s Dara Kiely.
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Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
In 2016, its Swiss Alp model took a lighthearted jab at the tech industry, introducing a high-end mechanical timekeeper resembling the Apple Watch.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 May 2026
The Harrison County Health Department notes dark clothing resembles the shadows where mosquitoes hide.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
By the end, Noonan’s film stops feeling like a first date and starts to resemble the makings of a crime scene as his mood lurches toward something dangerous.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
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Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
In 2016, its Swiss Alp model took a lighthearted jab at the tech industry, introducing a high-end mechanical timekeeper resembling the Apple Watch.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 May 2026
The Harrison County Health Department notes dark clothing resembles the shadows where mosquitoes hide.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
By the end, Noonan’s film stops feeling like a first date and starts to resemble the makings of a crime scene as his mood lurches toward something dangerous.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemble
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By the time the Magic staggered into Detroit for Game 7 on Sunday afternoon, the outcome felt less like a question and more like an inevitability.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The Moon in Sagittarius moves through your 9th House of Perspective, pulling you toward bigger plans and bold ideas that feel exciting.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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In fact, there are some indicators that suggest that attitudes toward Jews are improving.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Turner lore suggested the college student was expelled from the Ivy League school for having a female student in his dormitory room.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Hostile former customers recalled poor customer service and flight experiences, while the more charitable lamented that the affordable airline could no longer offer a trade-off of service for a better price.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Smyre recalled that Scott would go into the well during tense House-Senate moments and lay into him when Smyre was House Rules chair.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan posted to X Thursday that some parts of the country are starting to approach new all-time records for gas prices.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The human cost of finding and exploiting bugs may approach zero, but fixing them won’t.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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This might seem like his generation’s path of least resistance.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Recently, signs inside and outside of the front entrances of Publix stores throughout the state, including in South and Central Florida, seemed to indicate the policy has shifted.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Mira looked at it, then at me, and chose grace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There is little reason to think that Leon, who has already ruled against the government, will look with particular kindness on this experiment in literary form.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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