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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 Edge Class ships are particularly appealing, with Infinite Veranda staterooms that add open-air access to more cabins; the transformable moving Magic Carpet area; and a pool deck that more closely resembles a luxury resort than a traditional ship.
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Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
None of this resembles a culture fading away.
—John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026
One display shows two Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and a Helen Torr canvas side-by-side with a large septarian nodule (a geological concretion combining mudstone, limestone, and other minerals) that plainly resembles the artworks.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Tampons can cause pain that resembles cramps by triggering pelvic pain, according to Healthline.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 June 2026
On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
None of this resembles a culture fading away.
—John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads.
—Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026
One display shows two Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and a Helen Torr canvas side-by-side with a large septarian nodule (a geological concretion combining mudstone, limestone, and other minerals) that plainly resembles the artworks.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Tampons can cause pain that resembles cramps by triggering pelvic pain, according to Healthline.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 June 2026
On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
His humble and docile disposition resembles that of the air sign Libra, which holds moral righteousness and fair-mindedness.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembles
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The evidence suggests that a seemingly random sequence in an innocuous GPS field is broadcast to any device that asks for positioning data (yes, that includes your phone).—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
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As the name suggests, the night was centered around facilitating deep conversations between strangers, a task much easier when phone usage is kept to a minimum, event organizers said.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Spielberg's vision is sentimental yet feels so satisfying.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Still, as the day progresses, Mercury approaches a square to taskmaster Saturn, which becomes exact very early tomorrow.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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As the pair approaches the elevation point for their 11,000-foot plunge, Domingo appears to get a case of the first-time jitters.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The novel has a freewheeling spirit that recalls Italo Calvino’s space fables in Cosmicomics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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So while on paper Mecklenburg’s child care system appears relatively stable — roughly 500 licensed providers, a net gain of licensed slots last year, no mass wave of closures — Hazeldine says that’s an incomplete picture.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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But rather than addressing them, Kennedy appears to be attempting to push vaccine compensation on to the civil court system—and, potentially, expose drug makers to unlimited liability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Brunson is at his best when everything is at its worst, blessed with belief that seems at times desperate and determination that can feel almost manic.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Jim had an integrity that seems rare in this world.—
Carl Kurlander,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Still, youthful rebellion in virtual reality looks great and the concept of online escapes resonates in an increasingly intense real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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As Nona Source looks toward its next five years, Prieur du Perray said the focus will be less on simply selling materials and more on facilitating connections across the supply chain.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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“Resembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembles. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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