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to look or be like (someone or something)
He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament. Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.
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Recent Examples of resembles
The cult’s deity, a skeleton shrouded in a hooded robe, resembles a morbid inversion of the Virgin Mary, often blessed with tequila and marijuana smoke.
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The annual show, which resembles a big, buzzy science fair, will host more than 100 exhibitor booths across 36,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Every building resembles a grand palace or theater.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
These days, his life in Thailand resembles domestic bliss.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
From the outside, the enormous former glove factory still resembles a warehouse, and from the store’s towering façade alone, first timers would be forgiven for thinking there’s no way the entire interior could be filled with books.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Using your hands, pinch butter firmly to flatten and break up pieces until mixture resembles coarse meal with small chunks of butter remaining.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The billionaire antagonist, Pilkington (Glenn Close), drives what closely resembles a Cybertruck.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Theater blogs and Reddit pages have been mulling the sudden appearance this week in the Broadway theater district of two posters bearing a blue star image that resembles the logo used by the Evita London production and on the Evita Instagram page.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The annual show, which resembles a big, buzzy science fair, will host more than 100 exhibitor booths across 36,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Every building resembles a grand palace or theater.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
These days, his life in Thailand resembles domestic bliss.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
From the outside, the enormous former glove factory still resembles a warehouse, and from the store’s towering façade alone, first timers would be forgiven for thinking there’s no way the entire interior could be filled with books.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Using your hands, pinch butter firmly to flatten and break up pieces until mixture resembles coarse meal with small chunks of butter remaining.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembles
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Home teams win Game 7 nearly 75 percent of the time, and nothing about the current trajectory suggests this will be easy.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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History suggests that people who do not see themselves as part of the same community are liable to do almost anything to one another.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 Someone meets you in a way that feels easy to trust today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 Someone meets you in a way that feels easy to trust today.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2026
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Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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His journey recalls the charm of days gone by, where the love of the game was its glue.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are currently two recalls being issued for the 2026 Kia Carnival and an additional for the hybrid version.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Named for his grandfather, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has for more than a decade acted as part bodyguard, part gatekeeper to Cuba’s most powerful living figure, always just feet away when Raúl Castro appears in public.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another trend that Lu pinpointed was that the brand appears to maintain long-term relationships with suppliers; of the 800 apparel factories its uses, 314 (almost 40 percent) have worked with the company for over a decade, and 126 have produced garments for H&M for 6-10 yerars.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gukesh has a maturity that seems connected to his openness to instinctual play, and to his awareness of the depth and power of human feeling.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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After spending a long winter primarily indoors, there's a good chance your outdoor space looks a little neglected.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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“Resembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembles. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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