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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
The cult’s deity, a skeleton shrouded in a hooded robe, resembles a morbid inversion of the Virgin Mary, often blessed with tequila and marijuana smoke.
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The annual show, which resembles a big, buzzy science fair, will host more than 100 exhibitor booths across 36,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Every building resembles a grand palace or theater.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
These days, his life in Thailand resembles domestic bliss.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
From the outside, the enormous former glove factory still resembles a warehouse, and from the store’s towering façade alone, first timers would be forgiven for thinking there’s no way the entire interior could be filled with books.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Using your hands, pinch butter firmly to flatten and break up pieces until mixture resembles coarse meal with small chunks of butter remaining.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The annual show, which resembles a big, buzzy science fair, will host more than 100 exhibitor booths across 36,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Every building resembles a grand palace or theater.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
These days, his life in Thailand resembles domestic bliss.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
From the outside, the enormous former glove factory still resembles a warehouse, and from the store’s towering façade alone, first timers would be forgiven for thinking there’s no way the entire interior could be filled with books.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Using your hands, pinch butter firmly to flatten and break up pieces until mixture resembles coarse meal with small chunks of butter remaining.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembles
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Home teams win Game 7 nearly 75 percent of the time, and nothing about the current trajectory suggests this will be easy.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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History suggests that people who do not see themselves as part of the same community are liable to do almost anything to one another.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 Someone meets you in a way that feels easy to trust today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 Someone meets you in a way that feels easy to trust today.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2026
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the 1980s, many people didn't understand what the fuss was about, longtime broadcast journalist Joie Chen recalls.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates recalls learning that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in the corridor of his Baltimore middle school.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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The stabbing of two men in a Jewish neighborhood in London appears to be the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran, in late February.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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After months of allowing customers to openly carry guns in its Florida stores, Publix appears to have changed its policy.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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The term totem pole seems to have been coined around the time that one of these posts was displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, likely commissioned from a Haida carver named Dwight Wallace and brought all the way from Alaska.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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As Romans walks into his barn office, which seems not big enough to contain his 6-foot-2-inch frame, his longtime worker, Cristina Bahena, walks in with a big foam cup filled with ice, wordlessly handing it to Romans.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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After spending a long winter primarily indoors, there's a good chance your outdoor space looks a little neglected.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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“Resembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembles. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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