Thesaurus results for RESEMBLES

resembles

verb

present tense third-person singular of resemble

as in suggests

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 resembles Yes, the specific angle of the setting sun against the mountain's unique topography creates a shadow that resembles a cougar chasing its prey. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Medical student Antonia most closely resembles her mother, while Kylie, now a Harvard student, is a bit more of a free spirit. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 One of those faces, the estate says, resembles Hinds, who did not musically contribute to the album. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Gray’s look resembles that of the trending aesthetic of that time — styled to spotlight its organic texture. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 The mastodon resembles the woolly mammoth but differs in several ways, including featuring molars that are suited for crushing twigs and other vegetation. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The format closely resembles the traditional tour model that LIV originally sought to replace. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 This one resembles the winsome, acoustic Sea Change (2002) and Morning Phase (2014), dressing the shape-shifting troubadour’s reflective vocals in windswept orchestral-folk adornment. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 The dead stems are still prominent in the winter, forming a dense tan or orange-colored mat that resembles a layer of hay. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

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Cancer June 21 – July 22 A purchase could feel more personal than the price tag suggests.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
This sudden shift from drugs to body parts suggests that Father Joe may have been intended as a mini-series (or at the very least a comic book), having the freewheeling quality of ’the ’70s TV show Kung Fu.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of suggests

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And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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Residents and visitors have been urged to closely monitor the weather and the watches or warnings as Lowell approaches the islands, the hurricane center said.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026
The attack on mail ballots comes as Germany approaches a potentially historic state election that could shatter one of the taboos of its postwar political order by opening the door to a far-right government.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of approaches

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Lisa Keller, a history professor at the State University of New York College at Purchase, recalls huddling with other historians, debating what would come next.

— Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Check food recalls on USA TODAY's recall database The recall covers approximately 261 packages of chips.

— James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of recalls

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Trump has also posted numerous AI memes on social media about Canada, and the White House’s official X account posted an image of a bald eagle stepping on what appears to be a Canada goose.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Rather, Venezuela’s interim government appears to be weighing options that align with the interests of US companies considering investments in the country, which would not want to be constrained by OPEC production quotas.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of appears

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The current streak seems likely to reach four as the Browns stubbornly give Deshaun Watson one more go in the final year of Watson’s albatross of a contract.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
San Ángel Zurumucapio, a hamlet of 6,000 with P’urhépecha indigenous roots, is the kind of place where everybody seems to be distant relatives, and where the social calendar revolves around the big rodeos held every few months.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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