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
Investigators have pointed to similarities in timing and method, suggesting both attacks may have been linked.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Jason Robertson isn’t quite Ralph Cox, but there are unnerving similarities, and there is nothing the Dallas Stars forward can do to change that reality.
—Mac Engel
april 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Still, for longtime locals, the similarities are hard to ignore.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Doomers point to the similarities between now and the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, such as seemingly lax underwriting standards and the rapid proliferation of largely unregulated, mind-numbingly complex debt instruments designed to squeeze value out of thin air.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
They were included to demonstrate the similarities between cases and the terror that victims were forced to endure.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Three days after elbow stiffness forced him from the game, Pivetta did not push back on the potential similarities.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Coleman and his similarities to Frank Gore would be the favorite to back up Henry and step in as a Top 20 option if Henry gets hurt.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Miranda Shulman on the similarities between knitting and writing.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Jason Robertson isn’t quite Ralph Cox, but there are unnerving similarities, and there is nothing the Dallas Stars forward can do to change that reality.
—Mac Engel
april 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
Still, for longtime locals, the similarities are hard to ignore.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Doomers point to the similarities between now and the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, such as seemingly lax underwriting standards and the rapid proliferation of largely unregulated, mind-numbingly complex debt instruments designed to squeeze value out of thin air.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
They were included to demonstrate the similarities between cases and the terror that victims were forced to endure.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Three days after elbow stiffness forced him from the game, Pivetta did not push back on the potential similarities.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Coleman and his similarities to Frank Gore would be the favorite to back up Henry and step in as a Top 20 option if Henry gets hurt.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Miranda Shulman on the similarities between knitting and writing.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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The market cadence of the past few months has some uncomfortable resemblances to the early 2025 path leading up to that tariff-panic crescendo.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Similarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarities. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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