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 This poem resembles a haibun—a Japanese literary form that combines prose with haiku. — Gurupreet K. Khalsa, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 According to the blog post, the foundation is in the process of replacing the acrylic roof with a more resilient material that more closely resembles Wright’s canvas. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026 Sabti, who was born in Tehran, said the clerical regime in the capital Tehran does not exercise solid control over the provinces, which resembles parts of South America where some governments lost sovereignty to militias. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are undefeated through five games for only the third time in his career, and the offense much more closely resembles the heights of his torrid five-year start compared with the more recent three-season malaise. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 About 100 miles east of Springfield in Urbana, Beloved Inclusive Catholic Community resembles the house churches of early Christianity. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 From one of the craggy hills surrounding it, the strip resembles an urban planner’s modest attempt at a park. — Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 The company’s ev1 resembles a power wheelchair but operates like an autonomous vehicle, with 360-degree sensors that provide proactive collision avoidance and smart driving capabilities. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The device looks like a giant Apple Watch and resembles the 2002 iMac G4, which had a hemispherical white base topped with a flat-panel LCD screen. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembles
  1. suggests
  2. feels
  3. approaches
  4. recalls
  5. appears
  6. seems
  7. looks
Verb
  • Silverstein also suggests renting costumes by looking through websites like Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • New consumer research suggests the shift is more deliberate, and more compatible with luxury growth, than early coverage implied.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggests
Verb
  • The music on Uncle feels innate, as if Funkhouser had dug these songs out from deep within the crawlspace in his brain.
    — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Finish with white sneakers and a crossbody bag for an outfit that looks considered but feels as easy as pajamas.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of feels
Verb
  • As the country approaches its 250th birthday, roughly half of Americans say the American Dream no longer holds true, and younger generations are on track to earn less than their parents.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Communing with her fans is part of the Chinouriri experience, so much so that anyone who approaches her for a photo is also met with a real conversation.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Verb
  • Lent, the period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter, recalls his 40 days of fasting in the wilderness.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of recalls
Verb
  • His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate.
    — JOSH BOAK, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Two letters redirect actions MuTRAP is a backdoor attack, also known as a Trojan attack, in which malicious behavior is embedded in a model and activated only when a specific trigger appears.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • This seems like a perfectly reasonable debate/dialogue/deliberation to have without everybody--well, most bodies--running for the exits.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But rather than any of her contemporaries, one specific anecdote from Jensen’s school years seems like the most apt context for the measured wandering on Jazz dreams.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seems
Verb
  • The asymmetrical hemline of the sweater is right on trend and makes the whole look feel much more intentional, while the slouchy silhouette still looks polished enough for a coffee run after landing.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • How the stadium looks reflects UConn’s potential for playing in the big time.
    — Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of looks

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