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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
While Brilliant Lady largely resembles its three sister ships, the company made some other changes to the ship.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
How To Identify Sawflies Adult sawflies resembles bees or small wasps.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
In the clip, the water in the ditch resembles lava.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
On the weekly chart, the stock resembles a multi-month cup-and-handle pattern.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But on the domestic front, Macron increasingly resembles a lame duck.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Though each of the Sweet Martha’s stands resembles an average commercial bakery—big, sterile-feeling rooms lined with industrial-sized stand mixers and walk-in ovens—the business has the spirit of a two-week summer camp.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Each is the favorite of (and closely resembles) one of her parents, Lizzy her father and Lydia her mother.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
How To Identify Sawflies Adult sawflies resembles bees or small wasps.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
In the clip, the water in the ditch resembles lava.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
On the weekly chart, the stock resembles a multi-month cup-and-handle pattern.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
But on the domestic front, Macron increasingly resembles a lame duck.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Though each of the Sweet Martha’s stands resembles an average commercial bakery—big, sterile-feeling rooms lined with industrial-sized stand mixers and walk-in ovens—the business has the spirit of a two-week summer camp.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The area is a vast, rural, mountainous tract of forests with a political ethos that resembles Texas more than Los Angeles, San Francisco, the state capital of Sacramento, and other liberal Democratic environs.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Each is the favorite of (and closely resembles) one of her parents, Lizzy her father and Lydia her mother.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembles
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As far as use goes, the brand suggests cleansing as usual before using the bar as a second cleanse to kill the acne-causing oils and bacteria and offer deeper exfoliation.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our analysis suggests that a favorable outcome is probable, albeit one that may require investors and clients to adopt a long-term perspective.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The price on Friday closed above the June high and now approaches a down-trending 200-week moving average.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bell recalls watching his parents perform in a production of Good News, laughing with his brother as a ukulele broke over his father’s head on stage.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Oppenheimer recalls meeting Ramone and that the drummer asked about the family band’s music in Peas and Carrots.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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But as both its capabilities and adoption expand, AI appears poised to outperform humans in certain tasks and in doing so automate away a significant portion of the workforce.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Though other accessibility tools on the market are increasingly focusing on live monitoring as well, what appears to set Glassbox Accessibility apart is the way in which it has been seamlessly integrated directly into the company’s existing enterprise analytics platform.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The KidSuper designer seems to always be taking on a new thing—a collaboration, writing a play—yet this might be his greatest yet.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yet, there seems an equal possibility that science’s ability to deal with these would have advanced as well.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But that defense honestly looks pretty weak in light of the federal government’s contention that Google has a search monopoly, controlling nearly 90% of the market.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Resembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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