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 version of Peterson that showed up resembled what KU fans have clamored for much of this season.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Indicating that anything resembled the tactics and smears of the late senator from Wisconsin has been enough to suggest that such behavior was out of bounds, with no rightful place in our modern politics.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Lawyers allege that what began as routine use of Gemini for writing and travel planning evolved into what resembled a romantic relationship with the chatbot.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Jackson’s fans thirsted to know more about this singer who looked and sounded like the King of Pop (and even released a pre-Thriller album cover that resembled that classic album).
—Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
There were no seniors for the Sea Kings in the 1962-63 school calendar year, and there was nothing close to the campus that resembled suburban life.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler and the majority of the 31,000 crowd were on high alert for anything that resembled time-wasting from the first whistle as a result of his comments.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Being with Connie resembled being with my parents, in that way.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The results show that Little Foot’s skull had large eye sockets and, interestingly, resembled that of other Australopithecus fossils that were uncovered elsewhere on the African continent.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2026
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Indicating that anything resembled the tactics and smears of the late senator from Wisconsin has been enough to suggest that such behavior was out of bounds, with no rightful place in our modern politics.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Lawyers allege that what began as routine use of Gemini for writing and travel planning evolved into what resembled a romantic relationship with the chatbot.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Jackson’s fans thirsted to know more about this singer who looked and sounded like the King of Pop (and even released a pre-Thriller album cover that resembled that classic album).
—Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
There were no seniors for the Sea Kings in the 1962-63 school calendar year, and there was nothing close to the campus that resembled suburban life.
—Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Hurzeler and the majority of the 31,000 crowd were on high alert for anything that resembled time-wasting from the first whistle as a result of his comments.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Being with Connie resembled being with my parents, in that way.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The results show that Little Foot’s skull had large eye sockets and, interestingly, resembled that of other Australopithecus fossils that were uncovered elsewhere on the African continent.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembled
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In 2024, broadcaster Sinclair approached Blackburn about helping figure out what to do with the network.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Amin Shouman, a resident of Abu Falah who witnessed the attack, told the Associated Press that dozens of Israeli settlers approached the village from the north and opened fire when they were confronted by a guard committee along the border of the village.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Xu recalled the excitement of some of his interlocutors, including the Western classicist Glenn Most.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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During the negotiations for the stadium, many West End residents recalled the disappointment of Hope VI.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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But, inside the Tahoe, the agents felt the situation was escalating.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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But even those three months felt like a long time for those involved.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Globally, real coastal sea levels are on average about a foot higher than previous models suggested.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have suggested that Little Foot could belong to the prometheus or africanus species under Australopithecus, or perhaps even be a previously unknown human relative.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Heat’s bench rotation also looked a little different because of the team’s injuries.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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And the longer the crisis lasts, the greater the danger to an economy that already looked vulnerable before the chaos in the Middle East.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Inside, the ornately elegant venue may have seemed like an unlikely setting for Junior H’s melancholy corridos tumbados.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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The boys seemed less taken with the view and more focused on how tall the top of the Pennybacker Bridge is, if anyone had ever jumped off it, and how far the road was from the water.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Boise State women’s basketball team appeared to receive a major postseason gift over the weekend.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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Video footage showed what appeared to be two strikes on the building that were minutes apart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Resembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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