similarities

plural of similarity
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 Ferrell, Henchy and David Gordon Green all previously worked on Eastbound & Down, a sports comeback series with enough superficial similarities to underline how toothless The Hawk and especially its characters are. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Some people may see similarities in two faces other than the metrics used in the study. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 High school football has certainly changed over the past 16 years, but Washington still sees plenty of similarities to his high school experience. Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 Many of the posts appeared almost simultaneously, with similarities in language and tone. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026 Judge Nathalie Fafard accepted evidence of Nygard’s Toronto conviction after finding similarities between the two cases. ABC News, 13 July 2026 Another pointed out its similarities to a building constructed by Campo Baeza in Spain twenty-five years ago. News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026 Different family structures On the surface, their childhoods had some similarities. Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 There are very few similarities between, for instance, a biology dataset and a financial one. Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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  • To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026

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