as in to feel
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 resemble
This cruelty is echoed and magnified in Trump’s movement, which increasingly resembles an authoritarian cult more than a political party.
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Tom Debley, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Legal experts warn that meme coins can resemble Ponzi schemes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
The anatomy of these flakes of invertebrate armor resembled the teeth of vertebrates.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2025
The squealing resembled the sound of Miss Piggy on her way to the slaughterhouse.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Tom Debley, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
Legal experts warn that meme coins can resemble Ponzi schemes.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
The anatomy of these flakes of invertebrate armor resembled the teeth of vertebrates.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2025
The squealing resembled the sound of Miss Piggy on her way to the slaughterhouse.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemble
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This series feels a lot more important than a late-May series should feel.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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With a wide variety of dining options, from international cuisines to specialty restaurants, every meal feels like an adventure in itself.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Though, in the past, Lee has made comments critical of past U.S. foreign policy and appeared to suggest South Korea’s strategic neutrality in the great power rivalry between Washington and Beijing, in this campaign Lee has reaffirmed his support behind the U.S.-South Korea alliance.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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But Jake Elman of Athlon Sports proposed one eye-catching trade that the Bronx Bombers might pull off, suggesting the Yankees negotiate for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that salmonella causes about 420 deaths annually in the U.S. A photo of the affected product in the Williams Farms Repack LLC recall.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Reports of wood inside Dinty Moore Beef Stew led to Hormel Foods recalling the product Wednesday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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With cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency approaching 300,000, per Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this will be a space to watch closely as unemployment benefits and severance pay run out.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The risk of strong to severe thunderstorms returns Sunday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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The ancestral Menominee community that built the agricultural system uncovered by this new research, however, seems to have been less populous and hierarchical than a place like Cahokia, showing that large-scale agriculture may have been a part of life in very different kinds of societies.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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The relationship between the two men seemed to reach a breaking point Thursday after the billionaire criticized the spending package Trump is trying to get through Congress.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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Summers appeared as the show’s announcer instead and was an executive producer.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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What to look for in a quality long-wear lipstick Wear time Many long-wear lipsticks include specific wear time claims in their advertising.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Hill is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, and looked first ballot-worthy until last season, when his antics, side babies, lawsuits and now a divorce finally overshadowed underwhelming play.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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