as in resemblances
a point which two or more things share in common
the only similarity between this project and the last one is that both will involve some lab work
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Recent Examples of similarities
Are there similarities to what’s happening politically?
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
The 37-year-old also sees similarities to the tactical approach Xabi Alonso is instilling after taking the Real Madrid job this summer.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Lily’s arc of self-awakening has similarities to that of Poor Things’s Bella Baxter, in a fin de siècle romantic Satanist kind of way.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
While both share similarities, including a history that spans over 200 years, the Farmers' Almanac and The Old Farmer's Almanac are different.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
What are the similarities or differences in your approach to recording music or taking on an acting role?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
There are at least some similarities between the choice of what to read and coordination games.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
But the similarities end there.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
The 37-year-old also sees similarities to the tactical approach Xabi Alonso is instilling after taking the Real Madrid job this summer.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Lily’s arc of self-awakening has similarities to that of Poor Things’s Bella Baxter, in a fin de siècle romantic Satanist kind of way.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
While both share similarities, including a history that spans over 200 years, the Farmers' Almanac and The Old Farmer's Almanac are different.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
What are the similarities or differences in your approach to recording music or taking on an acting role?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
There are at least some similarities between the choice of what to read and coordination games.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
But the similarities end there.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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Floods, tricksters, battles with monsters, creation and apocalypse—sometimes the resemblances are uncanny.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Similarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarities. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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