Thesaurus results for RESEMBLED

resembled

verb

past tense of resemble

as in approached

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 resembled The picture of the back of someone who resembled Booker, the almost flip phone quality video, and the cutoff pictures didn't do it for me. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Because of a concussion, Shanahan shaded himself from the South Bay sun with a black cap and sunglasses, complemented by a thick mustache that resembled Tom Selleck’s. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 Little of Arrighetti’s performance since has resembled that, putting his rotation spot in jeopardy while various pitchers worked their way back from injuries. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Conrad and his brother Marcel Schlumberger went on to create the first well logs—using electric cables for subsurface readings, producing outputs that resembled EKG heart monitor readings. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026 The 13-year-old closely resembled her supermodel mom in new photos posted by her dad, Tom Brady. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026 To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience. — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026 The lace-up breastplate, which resembled a Greek sculpture, flowed into a white and ombré grey beaded bottom. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

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Smith met the victim at Little Platte Swim Beach, the probable cause statement said, where three men allegedly approached the pair.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
As the agent got out and struggled to arrest Stanley, Morrow approached and touched the arresting agent’s shoulder, video shows.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of approached

Verb

In mid-July, Taylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico that was believed to be the source of the outbreak.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Jeanne O’Brien, one of the tourists on board, recalled realizing the plane was heading toward the dock moments before impact.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of recalled

Verb

Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
But with this hypothesis the siblings felt they had been given the freedom to dream for the first time—the very time a miracle might just happen.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of felt

Verb

Another study, published in 2023, suggested the lack of sudden, major floodwaters funneling into Lake Cahuilla, the larger historical predecessor to the Salton Sea, may have something to do with it.

— Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent observations have suggested that this extreme world may retain an atmosphere despite temperatures that should have stripped lighter gases away long ago.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggested

Verb

The first practice under coach Jeff Hafley looked a bit different from years past.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Half of the Spaniard’s 40 appearances for City came at Yankee Stadium, which might explain why his Liverpool side looked so at home on a warm evening.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of looked

Verb

Suno allegedly did the same thing, according to a recent report from 404 Media covering a hack of Suno’s internal data, which seemed to indicate that Suno illegally scraped material from YouTube.

— Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 31 July 2026
Meanwhile, the president met with Netanyahu and Zelensky, the Democrats are making hay over the Iran war, and the Fauci hearing seemed to be a dud.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

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