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
And what are the similarities and differences between the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and this moment?
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Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
There are several similarities between the team’s current iteration and the group from 10 years ago.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
But that’s where the similarities end.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The State Police will take over the probe of the $400,000 lobster theft in Taunton, but will quickly be forced to issue a statement denying that any troopers were involved, despite the obvious similarities of the crustacean heists to many other crimes committed by MSP troopers in recent years.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The embeddings allow computers to recognize similarities and relationships between concepts, even when they are described in different ways.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
The similarities don't stop at her physical features.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The differences between these approaches are often more significant than their similarities.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Are there similarities to what’s happening politically?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
There are several similarities between the team’s current iteration and the group from 10 years ago.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
But that’s where the similarities end.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The State Police will take over the probe of the $400,000 lobster theft in Taunton, but will quickly be forced to issue a statement denying that any troopers were involved, despite the obvious similarities of the crustacean heists to many other crimes committed by MSP troopers in recent years.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The embeddings allow computers to recognize similarities and relationships between concepts, even when they are described in different ways.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
The similarities don't stop at her physical features.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The differences between these approaches are often more significant than their similarities.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Are there similarities to what’s happening politically?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
Noun
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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 10 Jan. 2026.
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