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
But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
By midweek, the workplace apparently resembled a corporate museum exhibit.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The UUVs resembled small submarines and could be used for surveillance, mine hunting, and anti-submarine warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The chaotic, rapid-fire developments resembled a March weekend showdown over the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Junior paired the outfit with tan shoes and a long gold necklace that resembled feathers.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The term was coined in the 1990s when the antics of the players and scandalous incidents resembled something of a high-octane soap opera.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nothing resembled the civilization that had been there three weeks previously.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Some of their skeletal features resembled those of Homo sapiens, while others were more Neanderthal-like, making the species difficult to classify.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
By midweek, the workplace apparently resembled a corporate museum exhibit.
—Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The UUVs resembled small submarines and could be used for surveillance, mine hunting, and anti-submarine warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The chaotic, rapid-fire developments resembled a March weekend showdown over the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Junior paired the outfit with tan shoes and a long gold necklace that resembled feathers.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The term was coined in the 1990s when the antics of the players and scandalous incidents resembled something of a high-octane soap opera.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nothing resembled the civilization that had been there three weeks previously.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Some of their skeletal features resembled those of Homo sapiens, while others were more Neanderthal-like, making the species difficult to classify.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembled
Verb
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Around that time in 2016, an undercover FBI agent approached Donna Adelson purporting to extort her with information about the contract killing on behalf of Rivera.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Watkin recalled colleagues laughing at the situation and brushing her off, thinking that the kindergarten student was actually a third grader due to his size.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Micah recalled of his conversation with Ethan.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The complete analytics report will tell the full story Friday morning, but the use of blitz felt uncharacteristically low for a Cowboys defense but characteristic of an Eberflus defense.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Reports also suggested that parts of the residence may have been demolished in recent years.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead, her husband, Matt, suggested opening up a small farmers’ market.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Late in the second set at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Anisimova had looked spent.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the post, the 14-year-old looked all grown up, wearing a pink crop top with blue jeans with a white belt.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lady Gaga led the nominations with 12 mentions including Artist of the Year and appeared at the event while still on tour with her Mayhem Ball.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Resembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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