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
One enterprise might share similarities with another, but no two businesses are exactly alike.
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026
These distros have some similarities to Ubuntu, but may not necessarily adopt the new AI features Canonical is rolling out.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
But the similarities stopped there.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
So Hendon collaborated with volcanologists Josef Dufek and Joshua Méndez Harper, who were regulars at the same local coffee house and had noted striking similarities between the science of coffee and plumes of volcanic ash, magma, and water.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Downs sat down with the veterans to hear about their journeys while talking about the similarities between the NFL and the military.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
McClay said their new Lawrence has some similarities to former Cowboys edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Others note visual similarities in earlier media, including a scene in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 film Breathless where characters appear to perform a similar gesture.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Still, for longtime locals, the similarities are hard to ignore.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026
These distros have some similarities to Ubuntu, but may not necessarily adopt the new AI features Canonical is rolling out.
—Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
But the similarities stopped there.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
So Hendon collaborated with volcanologists Josef Dufek and Joshua Méndez Harper, who were regulars at the same local coffee house and had noted striking similarities between the science of coffee and plumes of volcanic ash, magma, and water.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Downs sat down with the veterans to hear about their journeys while talking about the similarities between the NFL and the military.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
McClay said their new Lawrence has some similarities to former Cowboys edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Others note visual similarities in earlier media, including a scene in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 film Breathless where characters appear to perform a similar gesture.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Still, for longtime locals, the similarities are hard to ignore.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for similarities
resemblances
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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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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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“Similarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/similarities. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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