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
This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Games share many similarities with metrics.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Sandler noted the firms have their similarities despite representing opposing sides.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
But an investigation found plot similarities between the project and Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel Shoot (which was also made into a 1976 movie).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
But a couple of things emerge even from their similarities.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But just a year before the series dropped, there was a different high-profile homicide less than two hours from Murphy’s hometown of Indianapolis involving a huge brick mansion and an ominous rubber suit—eerie similarities to the first season of the FX series.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
His crackdown has more than a few similarities with a military invasion of some cities, his roundups have left immigrant communities cowering and their neighbors defiant.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Some noticed similarities between the Native and Vietnamese colonial experiences.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Games share many similarities with metrics.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Sandler noted the firms have their similarities despite representing opposing sides.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
But an investigation found plot similarities between the project and Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel Shoot (which was also made into a 1976 movie).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
But a couple of things emerge even from their similarities.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But just a year before the series dropped, there was a different high-profile homicide less than two hours from Murphy’s hometown of Indianapolis involving a huge brick mansion and an ominous rubber suit—eerie similarities to the first season of the FX series.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
His crackdown has more than a few similarities with a military invasion of some cities, his roundups have left immigrant communities cowering and their neighbors defiant.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Some noticed similarities between the Native and Vietnamese colonial experiences.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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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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For all the resemblances between the ancient incarceration system and our own, the differences are real.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Similarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarities. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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