as in like
having qualities in common
resembling Impressionist landscapes were hung side by side so that visitors could compare how fellow artists treated the same subject matter
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as in approaching
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 resembling
Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Nearly 200,000 miles away, the crescent Earth appeared to hang in a black void, resembling the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Using license plate data, police later located Bowen at an apartment complex in Plantation, where he was seen handing a bag resembling a firearm case to another man.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
In this case, the building was once a school and, in its last iteration, a textile warehouse—nothing resembling its royal origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Its provisions included measures resembling the ones that Altman had advocated for in his congressional testimony.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Of the Lakers’ four remaining games, Sunday’s regular-season finale against the last-place Utah Jazz (21-58) is the only game resembling a near-certain win, especially given the Lakers’ injuries.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Baby offsets dangle from the mother plant’s long slender leaves, resembling spiderettes suspended from a spider's web.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
One concern with athletes sticking around indefinitely into their mid-20s or beyond is that college sports could start to look more like pro sports, except not as good as the NFL or NBA, resembling minor leagues, which are traditionally difficult to market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
In India, the craft will run between the Gateway of India and the new Navi Mumbai airport, replacing the aging wooden diesel ferries that currently make that crossing – and finally giving one of the world's busiest waterfront corridors something resembling an express service.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Nearly 200,000 miles away, the crescent Earth appeared to hang in a black void, resembling the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Using license plate data, police later located Bowen at an apartment complex in Plantation, where he was seen handing a bag resembling a firearm case to another man.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
In this case, the building was once a school and, in its last iteration, a textile warehouse—nothing resembling its royal origins.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Its provisions included measures resembling the ones that Altman had advocated for in his congressional testimony.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Of the Lakers’ four remaining games, Sunday’s regular-season finale against the last-place Utah Jazz (21-58) is the only game resembling a near-certain win, especially given the Lakers’ injuries.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Baby offsets dangle from the mother plant’s long slender leaves, resembling spiderettes suspended from a spider's web.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
One concern with athletes sticking around indefinitely into their mid-20s or beyond is that college sports could start to look more like pro sports, except not as good as the NFL or NBA, resembling minor leagues, which are traditionally difficult to market.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembling
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Home surveillance footage showed the coyote come up behind the little boy as he was turned away, unaware of the wild animal approaching him.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The sea lion breeding and pupping season is fast approaching at main rookeries such as the Channel Islands, according to Giancarlo Rulli, associate director of public relations for the Marine Mammal Center in Marin County.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wing is a subsidiary of Alphabet that has similar partnerships with Walmart and Wendy’s.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Planet Labs is among a variety of companies that provide satellite imaging services, and some of the others may be making similar decisions.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And that's certainly something the pope has suggesting himself, right?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Buffett struck a notably calm tone on broader markets, suggesting that recent volatility doesn't come close to the kind of dislocations that historically created compelling opportunities for Berkshire.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Why is a woman artist selling for one price when a comparable male artist is at a completely different level?—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Other candidates The rest of the field, for the most part, does not appear to have secured as many high-profile endorsements or raised comparable campaign funding.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Wawa is recalling four of its 16-ounce drinks sold across five states, including the Philadelphia area, due to a possible undeclared milk allergen.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The backlogs are real for these clinics, Soni said, recalling one GI clinic that had a backlog of six months, and 4,000 procedures that were waiting to be scheduled, representing millions in revenue.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These are not real feelings, Anthropic’s researchers emphasized, but patterns in the model’s neural activations that guide its responses, shaping decisions, preferences, and outputs in ways loosely analogous to human emotions.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Compared to last year, arrests were down 14% citywide over an analogous 30-day spring break period, according to Miami Beach police.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses have reported feeling both earthquakes in communities as far away as Randleman (64 miles away) and High Point (80 miles away), the USGS says.—
Mark Price
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers’ star shortstop left Saturday’s game after running the bases in the first inning and feeling pain in the right side of his lower back.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Resembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembling. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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