family resemblance

noun

: a similarity in the way people look because they are related
People say they can see the family resemblance between my sister and me.

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Listen up, millennials: This Backstreet Boy did a duet with his son There was no getting the family resemblance past Underwood. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 But even before 22-year-old Baylee even opened his mouth to begin his audition, judge Carrie Underwood clocked the family resemblance. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025 The family resemblance between Dassault’s Rafale fighter and its new Falcon 10X business jet is evident—and intentional. Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025 The Cheos are no strangers to family resemblance, having six other children. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Dovetailing that family resemblance, a strong dedication to evolution and innovation ensures each yacht continues to refine, improve, and advance its technology and design. Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Inside, tech, and charging The Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 may look different on the outside, but the family resemblance is very strong inside. Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024 Even though the individual decisions bear at most a family resemblance to each other. Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 The movies’ family resemblance includes a basis in survivor’s guilt and an element of romantic comedy. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024

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“Family resemblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20resemblance. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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