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
There are plenty of similarities to the previous campaign, with the No 10 — now Wirtz — pushing up to the last line alongside the striker, while Salah stays high on the right wing.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But the similarities are definitely there.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
The theory went viral on X, as 4chan pointed users to photos of Valadez that bore perceived similarities to surveillance footage of the suspect fleeing the scene released by the FBI amid the manhunt.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Trail of clues This incident has striking similarities with past hate acts in France.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Tara Zadeh The transition from magazines to handbags might seem dramatic, but Zadeh sees clear similarities.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The approach is complemented by heavy use of the Estevez brothers’ childhood Super 8 movies, genre-bending DIY productions that Charlie notes often bore similarities to the movies their father was making at the time.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Other studies found similarities in body weight, while some women were observed to choose dogs with hair or ear length similar to their own.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
MacNeal sees some similarities between running a business and running a football program.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
But the similarities are definitely there.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
The theory went viral on X, as 4chan pointed users to photos of Valadez that bore perceived similarities to surveillance footage of the suspect fleeing the scene released by the FBI amid the manhunt.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Trail of clues This incident has striking similarities with past hate acts in France.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Courtesy of Tara Zadeh The transition from magazines to handbags might seem dramatic, but Zadeh sees clear similarities.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The approach is complemented by heavy use of the Estevez brothers’ childhood Super 8 movies, genre-bending DIY productions that Charlie notes often bore similarities to the movies their father was making at the time.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Other studies found similarities in body weight, while some women were observed to choose dogs with hair or ear length similar to their own.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
MacNeal sees some similarities between running a business and running a football program.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Similarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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