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 Combined with the images of Mangione coming off of a helicopter on his way to a Manhattan courthouse — a perp walk that resembled a Marvel movie — Mangione’s arrest had a lot of the trademarks that would inspire people thinking about committing crimes. —

Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 On Saturday, Kevin was able to reunite with his parents in an emotional reunion, embracing his mother in a hug that resembled the finish line. —

Nbc Chicago, NBC news, 11 May 2026 And the Current’s aggressive press and stout defense finally resembled that of last year’s NWSL Shield-winning team. —

Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026 The prosecutor also asked W to opine as to whether certain hypothetical facts, which closely resembled the facts in the cases involving P and C, were consistent with grooming behavior. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Over half a century ago, NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing multiple unidentified objects in space, including three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon. —

Stephen Smith, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Straddling a huge portion of southern Utah, Capitol Reef owes its name to the vivid imagination of early settlers, who thought one of its giant white-rock formations resembled a capitol building dome and its jagged cliffs an underwater reef. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 The man died aboard the ship on April 11, and at the time, hantavirus was not suspected because his respiratory symptoms resembled those of other diseases. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 The painting’s gigantic walnut frame resembled a window set into a niche. —

Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

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The day after that loss, per team sources, Brunson approached the team before practice about needing to re-shift the collective mindset.

— James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Security footage captured the black ride-share vehicle on the road when a white vehicle, identified by investigators as belonging to the police officer, approached.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026